Your Goal Is to Sell Jogging Shoes to Those 65

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Multiple Choice

Your goal is to sell jogging shoes to those 65 and other who live in Florida. Here is some information you have collected: (1) There are 3 million joggers 65 and older in the U.S. (2) 600,000 of them live in Florida. (3) Florida attracts 20% of all people who move when they retire. (4) You estimate that during your first year you will capture 2 percent of the Florida joggers who are age 65 or older. (5) You estimate that your sales will increase by 25% in year 2.
-Which piece(s) of information is/are irrelevant to the problem?

• A)20% of those who retire move to Florida
• B)600,000 joggers who are 65 and older and live in Florida
• C)3 million joggers who are 65 or older
• D)Both a and c

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