A company's annual budget is allocated across five departments: Sales, Marketing, HR, R&D, and Operations. If the Sales department's budget is $1.2 million and represents 20% of the total budget, and the R&D department's budget is 15% of the total budget, what is the combined budget for HR and Operations if Marketing accounts for 30%?

The correct answer to the question "A company's annual budget is allocated across five departments: Sales, Marketing, HR, R&D, and Operations. If the Sales department's budget is $1.2 million and represents 20% of the total budget, and the R&D department's budget is 15% of the total budget, what is the combined budget for HR and Operations if Marketing accounts for 30%?" is Option B: $2.1 million.

The other options — A) $1.8 million, C) $2.4 million, D) $2.7 million — are incorrect for this GMAT Exam Prep question. As explained above: If $1.2M is 20% of the total budget, the total budget is $1.2M / 0.20 = $6 million. Sales (20%) + Marketing (30%) + R&D (15%) = 65%. Therefore, HR and Operations combined account for 100% - 65% = 35%…