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saranash1

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Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:33 am | Post #1

- Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:33 am #9979

Number 1 refers to "hard numbers". What does that mean?

Jason Schultz

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Mon Jul 15, 2013 4:25 pm | Post #2

- Mon Jul 15, 2013 4:25 pm #9985

Hi saranash1!

"Hard numbers" means any number with a fixed value. As opposed to %s or ratios.

The example stimulus discusses the "market share" of Company X, which is always going to be a % out of the whole 100% pie. So without more information, you cannot say anything specific about the actual number of goods sold. But don't focus on whether or not an actual number is listed, notice in the answers to avoid that they say "a smaller number" or "a greater number" of cars were sold.

Does that help?