What value does the variable IDNUM contain when the name of the employee is “Ruth”?

Given the raw data file EMPLOYEE:

—-I—-1 0—I—-20—I—-30

Ruth 39 11

Jose 32 22

Sue 30 33

John 40 44

The following SAS program is submitted:

data test;

infile ‘employee’;

input employee_name $ 1-4;

if employee_name = ‘Ruth’ then input idnum 10-11;

else input age 7-8;

run;

What value does the variable IDNUM contain when the name of the employee is “Ruth”?
A . 11
B. 22
C. 33
D. (missing numeric value)

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Answer: B