Orlon Jewelry, a retail store, restructures its employees’ schedules every six months. The employees are asked for their shift preferences, and the schedules are rearranged according to these preferences. When there is a conflict, those with the best total sales over the past six months are given priority. The following graph and table show the most recent sales records and employee preferences, respectively.
A bar graph has month on the x-axis and sales (dollars times 1,000) on the y-axis. Brian: July, 38.9; August, 35.9, September, 40.5; October, 36.1. Laura: July, 41.1; August, 36.8, September, 39.2; October, 43.3. Miguel: July, 40.1; August, 44.1, September, 43.3; October, 39.7. Wanda: July, 41.2; August, 36.5, September, 43.2; October, 39.3.
Employee
1st Pick
2nd Pick
3rd Pick
4th Pick
Brian
2 p. m.
8 a. m.
11 a. m.
5 p. m.
Laura
5 p. m.
8 a. m.
2 p. m.
11 a. m.
Miguel
5 p. m.
11 a. m.
8 a. m.
2 p. m.
Wanda
2 p. m.
5 p. m.
11 a. m.
8 a. m.

Based on this information, when will each employee’s shift begin?
a.
8 a. m. - Laura; 11 a. m. - Miguel; 2 p. m. - Wanda; 5 p. m. - Brian
b.
8 a. m. - Miguel; 11 a. m. - Wanda; 2 p. m. - Brian; 5 p. m. - Laura
c.
8 a. m. - Laura; 11 a. m. - Brian; 2 p. m. - Wanda; 5 p. m. - Miguel
d.
8 a. m. - Brian; 11 a. m. - Miguel; 2 p. m. - Laura; 5 p. m. - Wanda

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
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D