Question

A small business employs 98 people. All of the employees work for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Eleven of the employees receive a wage of $45 an hour and the rest receive $30 an hour. In total, how much does the business pay its employees each week?

Answer 1

$124,200

Explanation:

A small business employs 98 people.

11 employee receive a wage of $45 an hour and the rest 87 receive $30 an hour.

All of the employees work for 8 hours a day for 5 days a week

Total time they work = 8 × 5 = 40 hours a week

The businessman pays to its employees each week

= (45 × 40 × 11) + (30 × 40 × 87)

= 19,800 + 104,400

= $124,200

The businessman pays $124,200 to its employees each week.

Answer 2

98 people get $30 per hour, and 11 get an additional $15 per hour. Then the total payroll per hour is
.. $(98*30 +11*15) = $3105

So, the payroll for a 40-hour week is
.. 40*$3105 = $124,200