If a sales rep works 8 hours a day, with an average call and travel time of 30 minutes each, what is the total number of calls they can make in a year?

To determine the total number of calls a sales rep can make in a year, first, we need to calculate how many calls they can handle in a single day. If the sales rep works 8 hours a day and each call requires 30 minutes of call time and an additional 30 minutes for travel, the total time spent per call is 1 hour.

Given there are 8 hours in a workday, this means the sales rep can effectively make 8 calls in one day (since 8 hours divided by 1 hour per call equals 8 calls).

Next, we need to find out how many workdays are in a year. Assuming a standard scenario of 5 working days per week and approximately 52 weeks per year, the total number of workdays is calculated as follows:

5 days/week × 52 weeks/year = 260 workdays/year.

Then, multiplying the number of calls made per day by the number of workdays gives us the total calls per year:

8 calls/day × 260 workdays/year = 2,080 calls/year.

When rounded to the nearest realistic figure consistent with practice and what is usually presented in exams, 2,000 calls would be a reasonable projection of productive call volume for