XAT 2018 — Decision Making Question 3
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
Satyender heads a branch of a Micro-Finance company. The company provides small-size loans catering to rural households. As the head of the branch, he supervises three collection officers - Palani, Sayed, and Godwin. Palani was recently transferred by the company from another branch. Sayed feared Palani's transfer may pull down the performance of the branch, as he felt Palani was transferred due to his poor performance in the previous branch.
Satyender is allocating territories to his subordinates for the coming financial year. So far, Palani's performance has been poor and this allocation will decide his future in the organization. Which of the following information will be the least useful to Satyender in taking a fair allocation decision?
Answer & solution
- A
Sayed's territory has shown consistently good performance in the past three years.
- B
Sayed's territory faces stiff competition from a well-known brand.
A new territory that faces competition from two relatively unknown brands.
- D
Godwin's territory has shown consistent results in the past three years.
- E
Godwin's territory performance has been flat for the past two years.
Satyender has three collection officers - Palani, Sayed, and Godwin. He has to decide on Palani’s performance and take a fair allocation decision. For this, he needs specific details on performance of the three officers. Any option that does not give relevant details will be of little use. [1], [2], [4] and [5] provide measurable information about Sayed and Goldwin’s territories. However, [3] is vague as it does not specify the territory that is facing competition from two relatively unknown brands. Thus, [3] is least useful to Satyender.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.