Question

The city of Trenton hired a crew of 100 workers to clean up the streets of the city. The crew worked for 14 days. Each worker was paid at a rate of $90 per day. What was the total labor cost for the city?

Select right answer


1.$1,260


2.$126,000


3.$11,400


4.$9,000

Answer 1

Answer: option 2 is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The crew worked for 14 days in total. If each worker was paid at a rate of $90 per day, it means that the amount earned by each worker in 14 days would be

14 × 90 = $1260

The total number of workers that were hired by the city to clean up the streets of the city was 100. Therefore, the total labor cost for the city would be

1260 × 100 = $126000