Question

Dr.smith gives his staff a 1/3 bonus if they exceed the quarterly goal. This quarter they exceeded the goal by $1,500. What is the staff bonus for this quarter?

Answer 1

1. 1,500$ divided by 3 gives you 500
2. you add 500 to the original 1500 and it should give you 2000$

Answer 2

Staff bonus for this quarter would be $500

Explanation:

The information given is that a 1/3 bonus is given if staff exceeds the quarterly goal

And the quarter they exceeded the goal by 1,500

Hence, the bonus will be

`1500\cdot (1)/(3)`

`\Rightarrow (1500)/(3)=500`

Hence, the quarterly bonus the staff will get will be $500