Practice · Day 3 of 5 · Test
Day 3: What is missing from this recommendation?
About ten minutes, on paper or in a note. Nothing is submitted.
Day 3
What is missing from this recommendation?
Hire a second delivery driver.
Deliveries rose 22% in the last quarter. The current driver worked an average of 14 hours of overtime a week. A second driver on a standard contract would cost less than the overtime at the current rate. Recommend hiring in the next four weeks.
Facts in the case
- The last quarter was October to December, which is Meridian's busiest quarter every year.
- Overtime is paid at 1.5 times the hourly rate.
- Meridian has one delivery van. It is used about nine hours a day.
Your task
- Read the recommendation. Write one thing it did not ask that would change the decision.
- Then read the explanation below.