On July 1 of last year, total employees at company E was decreased by 10 percent. Without any change in the salaries of the remaining employees, the average (arithmetic mean) employee salary was 10 percent more after the decrease in the number of employees than before the decrease. The total of the combined salaries of all the employees at Company E after July 1 last year was what percent R of thatbeforeJuly 1 last year? Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) 90 %
B) 99 %
C) 100 %
D) 101 %
E) 110 %

Rationale: the total number of employees = n the average salary = x total salary to all emplyoees = xn after the total number of employees = n - 0.1 n = 0.9 n the average salary = x + 10 % of x = 1.1 x total salary to all emplyoees = 0.9 n ( 1.1 x ) total salary after as a % of total salary before r = [ 0.9 n ( 1.1 x ) ] / xn = 0.99 or 99 % . b
Answer: B