A company plans to award prizes to its top 3 salespeople, with the largest prize going to the top salesperson, the next-largest prize to the next salesperson, and a smaller prize to the third-ranking salesperson. If the company has 12 salespeople on staff, how many different arrangements of winners are possible?  Choose the correct option:
A) 1,728 B) 1,440 C) 1,320 D) 220 E) 6
Choose 3 people out of 12 and arrange these 3 people between themselves.   12!/(3!x9!)x3!=12x11x10x9!/(3!x9!)x3!=12x11x10=1320   ANSWER:1,320
<result>C</result>
A company plans to award prizes to its top 3 salespeople, with the largest prize going to the top salesperson, the next-largest prize to the next salesperson, and a smaller prize to the third-ranking salesperson. If the company has 12 salespeople on staff, how many different arrangements of winners are possible?