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Racoon Life Appaxel will end $2023$ with $$290$ miltion in sales in their wonen's apparel line and anticipates $5\%$ growth in $2024$ to $53045$ million in sales.

The indastry average for the sales force cost as a pereentage of total sales is $6\%.$

The company's sales budget is divided into management $(16\%),$ field sales $(82\%),$ and sapport slaff $(2\%).$

The average salesperson costs this company $$85,000($ineluding salary, banus, commission, and benefits$).$

They curteally have $178$ salespeople in the women's apparel division: $173$ at the end of $2023$ and five recruted in Jasuary $2024.$ Do they have enough salespeople to cover the market in $2024,$ or do they need to hire? If they need to hire, how many should they hire? Explain.