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Elway Tire Company is a large manufacturing firm based in Texas. The highly diverse workforce at Elway requires the HR managers to ensure that all employment practices comply with local, state, and federal laws.
 
  Elway is expanding its operations and has recently hired 400 new technicians, of whom 300 were white and 100 were Hispanic. There were 1,500 qualified applicants for the jobs, of whom 1,000 were white and 500 were Hispanic. The HR manager needs to determine if adverse impact exists. Which of the following is a true statement given the facts provided?
  A) Whites and Hispanics were determined to be equally achieving.
  B) Whites were determined to be adversely impacted in hiring.
  C) Hispanics were determined to be the least-achieving group.
  D) Hispanics were determined to be the best-achieving group.

Question 2

During 2010, 400 people were hired for a particular job. Of the total, 300 were white and 100 were black. There were 1,500 applicants for these jobs, of whom 1,000 were white and 500 were black. Compute for adverse impact. Does adverse impact exist?
 
  A) .76, Yes
  B) .85, No
  C) .66, Yes
  D) .89, No



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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