The workforce of a certain company comprised exactly

[jigar24]

08/22/05
Question
The workforce of a certain company comprised exactly 10,500 employees after a four-year period during which it increased every year. During this four-year period, the ratio of the number of workers from one year to the next was always an integer. The ratio of the number of workers after the fourth year to the number of workers after the the second year is 6 to 1. The ratio of the number of workers after the third year to the number of workers after the first year is 14 to 1. The ratio of the number of workers after the third year to the number of workers before the four-year period began is 70 to 1. How many employees did the company have after the first year?

(A) 50
(B) 70
(C) 250
(D) 350
(E) 750






OA - C.. I think answer should be (D)

[jigar24]

Oh..I had made a mistake.. I got it now.. How do I delete the post?

[esledge]

Glad you figured it out, Jigar! Let's just leave it up in case anyone else wants to try it.