Asked by Mrunmayee Vaswade on Sep 26, 2024

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Lexie, a sales representative for GreenWares Company, failed to achieve her sales quota last year but was praised by her manager for reducing her expense account by 25 percent. Lexie was

A) effective but not efficient.
B) somewhat effective and very inefficient.
C) both effective and efficient.
D) not effective but efficient.
E) not effective and not efficient.

Sales Quota

A specific sales performance target assigned to a sales unit or team for a particular period.

Expense Account

An account that tracks expenditures for specific purposes, often used by employees to report costs incurred in the course of business that are reimbursable by the employer.

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Hitesh Deshpandeabout 8 hours ago
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Efficiency refers to how well resources are used to achieve a goal, and effectiveness refers to the degree to which objectives are achieved. Lexie did not meet her sales quota, indicating she was not effective. However, reducing her expense account by 25 percent shows she used resources efficiently.