An office gives an employee a ‘Full Attendance Bonus’ for a month when, and only when, all three of these conditions hold: (i) the employee is present on at least 90% of the working days of that month; (ii) the employee arrives late on not more than 2 of the days he or she is present; (iii) every day of absence was approved in advance by the manager. In June the office had 25 working days. Which of the following employees will get the bonus for June?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Leela was present on 23 days and arrived late on 2 of them. Both of her days of absence were approved in advance by the manager.
The bonus is given only when all three conditions hold: (i) present on at least 90% of the 25 working days; 0.9 × 25 = 22.5, so at least 23 days; (ii) late on not more than 2 days; (iii) every absence approved in advance.
Leela was present on 23 days (at least 23), was late on 2 days (not more than 2), and both her absences were approved. All three conditions hold.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (2) Hari was present on 22 days and was never late. All three of his days of absence were approved in advance by the manager. — Incorrect. 90% of 25 days is 22.5 days, so an employee must be present on at least 23 days. Hari was present on only 22 days, so condition (i) fails.
Option (3) Jaya was present on 24 days and arrived late on 3 of them. Her one day of absence was approved in advance by the manager. — Incorrect. Jaya was late on 3 days, more than 2, so condition (ii) fails.
Option (4) Omar was present on 23 days and was never late. He took one of his two days of absence without the manager’s approval. — Incorrect. One of Omar’s days of absence was not approved in advance, so condition (iii) fails.