SOLUTION: The manager of a company planned to distribute a $50 bonus to each employee from the company fund, but the fund contained $5 less than what was needed. Instead the manager gave eac
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Question 1183925: The manager of a company planned to distribute a $50 bonus to each employee from the company fund, but the fund contained $5 less than what was needed. Instead the manager gave each employee a $45 bonus and kept the remaining $95 in the company fund. The amount of money in the company fund before any bonuses were paid was
A. $945
B. $950
C. $955
D. $990
E. $995 Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source):
The amount in the company fund was $5 less than enough for a $50 bonus to each employee; and it was $95 more than enough for a $45 bonus to each employee:
