Logic Problem

Four people (Marie, William, Nick, and Ralph) with last names Wallace, Ewing, Smith, and Dworsky, each bought a number of white roses. Each person was of a different occupation: optometrist, xylophone player, yuppie, and banker. If each person bought one of the following amounts of white roses, (2, 14, 17, and 5) can you figure out the first name, last name, and how many white roses each person bought?
Wal
Ewi
Smi
Dwo
opt
xyl
yup
ban
2
14
17
5
Mar
Wil
Nic
Ral
2
14
17
5
opt
xyl
yup
ban
Place a N in any square that is a definite "no" and a Y in any square that is a definite "yes".
I give up!

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