SOLUTION: An employee who produces x units per hour earns an hourly wage of y = 0.85x + 12 (in dollars). Find the hourly wage for an employee who produces 14 units per hour.

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Question 101145: An employee who produces x units per hour earns an hourly wage of y = 0.85x + 12 (in dollars). Find the hourly wage for an employee who produces 14 units per hour.
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An employee who produces x units per hour earns an hourly wage of y = 0.85x + 12 (in dollars). Find the hourly wage for an employee who produces 14 units per hour.
:
y = .85x + 12
:
Substitute 14 for x
y = .85(14) + 12
:
y = 11.9 + 12
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y = $23.90 is the hourly wage for an employee who produces 14 units per hour

Answer by doukungfoo(195)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ok we are asked to find the hourly wage for an employee
who produces 14 units per hour.
We are given the formula to calculate hourly wage:

y is the hourly wage
x is the number of units produced in an hour
So to find the hourly wage for 14 units per hour just replace
the x in the formula with 14 and perform the necessary operations.




Answer: The hourly wage for an employee who produces 14 units per hour is $23.90

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