Question

Trevor’s total employment compensation is $33,500. If Trevor has no job expenses and his gross pay is $28,600, then his total employee benefits are _____% of his gross pay. a. 4.9 b. 8.5 c. 14.6 d. 17.1

Answer 1

Answer:  

The correct option is D. 17.1%

Step-by-step explanation:

Total employment compensation = $33500

Amount of Job expenses = $0

Gross Pay of Trevor = $28600

Benefits of Trevor = 33500 - 28600

                              = $4900

Now, We need to find Percentage of his total benefits

$\implies\text{Percentage of his total benefits = }\frac{4900}{28600}\times 100\\\\ = 0.171\times 100\\\\=17.1\%$

Therefore, Trevor's total employee benefits are 17.1% of his gross pay

Hence, The correct option is D. 17.1%

Answer 2

we know that

$Total\ employment\ compensation=gross\ pay+employee\ benefits-job\ expenses$

in this problem

$Total\ employment\ compensation=33,500\ dollars$

$gross\ pay=28,600\ dollars$

$job\ expenses=0$

Step $1$

Find the total employee benefits

Let

EC------> total employment compensation

EB--------> total employee benefits

GP------> gross pay

JE------> job expenses

$EC=GP+EB-JE$

$33,500=28,600+EB-0\\ EB=33,500-28,600\\ EB=4,900\ dollars$

Step $2$

Find the percentage of the total employee benefits

we know that

total employee benefits is equal to $4,900\ dollars$

gross pay is equal to $28,600\ dollars$

by proportion

$\frac{28,600}{4,900} =\frac{100}{x} \\ \\ x*28,600=100*4,900\\ \\ x=\frac{100*4,900}{28,600}$

$x=17.1$%

therefore

the answer is the option

d. 17.1