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Window Rock Recruitment Agency just placed Alejandro Rivera in a job as an assistant

pharmacist. The job pays $71,500 annually. The agency fee is equal to 40% of the first
5 weeks' pay. Demonstrate and explain how you would be able to determine what he will
earn during the first 4 weeks if he pays the agency fee weekly?

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Answer: To determine Alejandro's earnings for the first 4 weeks, we first need to calculate his weekly pay. To do this, we divide his annual salary by the number of weeks in a year:

Annual salary / 52 weeks/year = weekly pay

$71,500 / 52 weeks/year = $1,375/week

Next, we need to determine the agency fee that Alejandro will pay each week. The agency fee is equal to 40% of the first 5 weeks' pay, so we multiply Alejandro's weekly pay by 40% to get the agency fee:

Weekly pay * 40% = agency fee

$1,375/week * 40% = $550/week

Finally, to determine Alejandro's earnings for the first 4 weeks, we multiply his weekly earnings by the number of weeks:

Weekly pay * number of weeks = earnings

$1,375/week * 4 weeks = $5,500

So, Alejandro will earn $5,500 during the first 4 weeks of his new job, after paying the agency fee each week.

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