Question

Jim works as a manager at Food Lion. He earns $600.00 a week in salary. If Jim has three paid vacation weeks a year… what is Jim’s gross salary a year?

Answer 1

$31,200.00 gross pay

Explanation:

$600.00 he makes every week times the 52 weeks of the year since he gets paid vacation weeks.

52 weeks x $600.00 = $31,200.00 in gross pay

Answer 2

Explanation:

Jim' s salary will be

600*52=31,200

his vacation is paid, so it doesn't matter how many weeks he has off.