document.write( "Question 896386: A small business employs 98 people. All of the employees work for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Eleven of the employees receive a wage of $45 an hour and the rest receive $30 an hour. In total, how much does the business pay its employees each week?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #543514 by JulietG(1812)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! That must be an amazingly profitable business to pay so well! \n" ); document.write( "Each employee works 40 hours(8*5) \n" ); document.write( "11 of those employees make 40*$45, or $1800/week \n" ); document.write( "11 * 1800 = 19,800 \n" ); document.write( "The other 87 employees (98-11=87) make 40*$30, or $1200/week \n" ); document.write( "87 * 1200 = 104,400 \n" ); document.write( "Total: 19,800 + 104,400 = $124,200 \n" ); document.write( " |