A company has 50 sales representatives. It decides that the most successful representative during the previous year will be awarded a January vacation in Hawaii, while the second most successful will win a vacation in Las Vegas. The other representatives will be required to attend a conference on modern sales methods in Buffalo. How many outcomes are possible?

A company has 50 sales representatives. It decides that the most successful representative during the previous year will be awarded a January vacation in Hawaii, while the second most successful will win a vacation in Las Vegas. The other representatives will be required to attend a conference on modern sales methods in Buffalo. How many outcomes are possible?

Practical Management Science

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ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter8: Evolutionary Solver: An Alternative Optimization Procedure

Section8.6: Fitting An S-shaped Curve

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