document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=330007>Question 330007</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A temporary agency supplies temporary employees to other companies each workday.  They pay an average of $10.00/hour and charge an average of $16.00/hour.  Each temporary worker averages 160 hours per month on a job.  For the office and its staff they have fixed operating costs of $18.00/month.  In the month of February the company had a $10,542 net gain.  How many employees did they have in February?  (Be sure to show all of your work)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let there be x workers in february<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$10 per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160 hours per worker<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so cost per month for all workers 10*160*x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "=$1600x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fixed cost $18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total cost = 1600x+18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "INCOME<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Company charges $16/worker/ hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160 hours = 16*160= $2560 per worker<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for x workers income = 2560x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Net gain = $10,542<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Income - expenditure = gain<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2560x-(1600x+18)= 10,542\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2560x-1600x-18=10542<BR>\n" );
document.write( "960x=10542+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "960x= 10560<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 10560/960<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 11 workers\r<BR>\n" );
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