Tyler Automotive, Inc. supplies 1,000 independent auto parts stores throughout the United States. Each store is called on 12 times a year, and the average sales call lasts 30 minutes. Assuming a salesperson works 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, and devotes 75 percent of the time to actual selling, how many salespeople does Tyler Automotive need?

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Tyler Automotive, Inc. supplies 1,000 independent
auto parts stores throughout the United States.
Each store is called on 12 times a year, and the
average sales call lasts 30 minutes. Assuming a
salesperson works 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a
year, and devotes 75 percent of the time to actual
selling, how many salespeople does Tyler Automotive need?

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