All of the employees at the acmesoft company are either programmers or salespeople. The programmers are always tell the truth, the salespeople always lie. Threes Acmesoft employees - A, B, and C-were standing together in the hallway. A visitor passed by and asked A. "Are you a programmer or a salesperson?" A mumbled an answer that the visitor could not hear clearly. The visitor then asked B, "what did A say?" B replied. "A said that he is a salesperson."At this point, the third employee, C, said ,"Don't believe B; he is lying! What are B and C? 1/ B and C are both programmers 2/ B is a programmer and C is a salesperson 3/  B is a salesperson and C is a programmer 4/ B and C are both salesperson

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 All of the employees at the acmesoft company are either programmers or salespeople. The programmers are always tell the truth, the salespeople always lie.

Threes Acmesoft employees - A, B, and C-were standing together in the hallway. A visitor passed by and asked A. "Are you a programmer or a salesperson?" A mumbled an answer that the visitor could not hear clearly. The visitor then asked B, "what did A say?" B replied. "A said that he is a salesperson."At this point, the third employee, C, said ,"Don't believe B; he is lying!

What are B and C?

1/ B and C are both programmers

2/ B is a programmer and C is a salesperson

3/  B is a salesperson and C is a programmer

4/ B and C are both salesperson

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