Question

Trevor’s total employment compensation is $33,500. If Trevor has no job expenses and his gross pay is $28,600, then his total employee benefits are _____% of his gross pay. a. 4.9 b. 8.5 c. 14.6 d. 17.1

Answer 1

The correct option is D. 17.1%

Explanation:

Total employment compensation = $33500

Amount of Job expenses = $0

Gross Pay of Trevor = $28600

Benefits of Trevor = 33500 - 28600

= $4900

Now, We need to find Percentage of his total benefits

`\implies\text{Percentage of his total benefits = }(4900)/(28600)* 100\\\\ = 0.171* 100\\\\=17.1\%`

Therefore, Trevor's total employee benefits are 17.1% of his gross pay

Hence, The correct option is D. 17.1%

Answer 2

we know that

`Total\ employment\ compensation=gross\ pay+employee\ benefits-job\ expenses`

in this problem

`Total\ employment\ compensation=33,500\ dollars`

`gross\ pay=28,600\ dollars`

`job\ expenses=0`

Step
`1`

Find the total employee benefits

Let

EC------> total employment compensation

EB--------> total employee benefits

GP------> gross pay

JE------> job expenses

`EC=GP+EB-JE`

`33,500=28,600+EB-0\\ EB=33,500-28,600\\ EB=4,900\ dollars`

Step
`2`

Find the percentage of the total employee benefits

we know that

total employee benefits is equal to
`4,900\ dollars`

gross pay is equal to
`28,600\ dollars`

by proportion

`(28,600)/(4,900) =(100)/(x) \\ \\ x*28,600=100*4,900\\ \\ x=(100*4,900)/(28,600)`

`x=17.1`%

therefore

the answer is the option

d. 17.1