Question

If total employee benefits are calculated as a percentage of their gross pay, which of the following employees receives the largest amount in total employee benefits?

a.
Employee A: gross pay $32,600 , total job benefits $33,600
b.
Employee B: gross pay $32,900 , total job benefits $34,000
c.
Employee C: gross pay $33,400 , total job benefits $33,900
d.
Employee D: gross pay $33,700 , total job benefits $34,700

Answer 1

The answer Is B or employee B.

Explanation:

Cuz like... numbers and stuff... idk (Explanation here)

Answer 2

we know that

To determine which employee has received the most in employee benefits, it is done by comparing the net amount obtained by subtracting the gross pay from the job benefits obtained.

So

case a) Employee A: gross pay $
`32,600` , total job benefits $
`33,600`

`33,600-32,600=1,000`

Find the percentage

by proportion

`(32,600)/(100) =(1,000)/(x) \\ \\ 32,600*x=1,000*100`

`x=3.067`%

case b) Employee B: gross pay $
`32,900` , total job benefits $
`34,000`

`34,000-32,900=1,100`

Find the percentage

by proportion

`(32,900)/(100) =(1,100)/(x) \\ \\ 32,900*x=1,100*100`

`x=3.343`%

case c) Employee C: gross pay $
`33,400` , total job benefits $
`33,900`

`33,900-33,400=500`

Find the percentage

by proportion

`(33,400)/(100) =(500)/(x) \\ \\ 33,400*x=500*100`

`x=1.947`%

case d) Employee D: gross pay $
`33,700` , total job benefits $
`34,700`

`34,700-33,700=1,000`

Find the percentage

by proportion

`(33,700)/(100) =(1,000)/(x) \\ \\ 33,700*x=1,000*100`

`x=2.967`%

therefore

the answer is the option

Employee B: gross pay $
`32,900` , total job benefits $
`34,000`