Question

Ajay analyzed two companies and has formulated tables to model each company’s growth, where x represents the age of the companies in years and y represents growth in terms of number of employees.?

If the number of employees is an indicator of a successful business, in which company should Ajay invest?
company 1 because it is adding six employees each year while company 2 is multiplying its number of employees by six each year
company 1 because it is multiplying its number of employees by six each year while company 2 is adding six employees each year
company 2 because it is adding six employees each year while company 1 is multiplying its number of employees by six each year
company 2 because it is multiplying its number of employees by six each year while company 1 is adding six employees each year

Answer 1

Company 2 because its multiplying its number of employees by 6 each year while company 1 is adding 6 employees each year (the 4th one)

Answer 2

From year 1 to year 2, Company 1 added 6 employees (went from 6 to 12).

From year 1 to year 2, Company 2 multiplied the number of employees by 6 (went from 6 to 36).

The appropriate description is the last one ...

... company 2 because it is multiplying its number of employees by six each year while company 1 is adding 6 employees each year

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Multiplying by 6 each year causes the numbers to increase much faster (as you can tell by looking at the tables). Since the investment choice depends on larger numbers of employees, Company 2 is the better choice.