Question

Michelle got a new job through the McCartney Employment Agency. The job pays$49,400 per year, and the agency fee is equal to 35% of one month's pay. How muchmust Michelle pay the agency? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

The first thing we mues do is change the annual salary to the monthly salary, sivising by 12, like this:

`(49400)/(12)=4116.66`

now, multiply by the corresponding percentage:

`4116.66\cdot0.35=1440.83`

therefore, Michelle pay $1440.83 to the agency