Here -- let's cut to the chase Steady: 1 = John's $1 salary 2 = JBI-NV's & JBI-DE's general and admin expenses 1 = John's ranking on scale where the highest rank is #1 So here is the equation: 1 + 2 = 1 and therefore John = #1 t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ1Uf8m47wzU7dNwCbSiwCatZXMPLhdoYnQbMElWh43dvRvHl0&t=1&usg=__ulrkfNmY0BVymHq7axwWFkR7EAE= Hope this helps-- or perhaps there really was a serious discussion to be had?