Question

In a small manufacturing facility, one welder is needed for every 200 hours of machine-hours or fewer in a month. The welder is paid a monthly salary of $2,500. If the total monthly requirement is 1,300 machine-hours, the total salaried employee expense is ________.
A. $12,500
B. $16,250
C. $17,500
D. $15,000

Answer 1

Answer:

C. $17,500

Explanation:

1,300 / 200 = 6.5

we are going to hire between 6 and 7 welder as we are given the requirement "for every 200 hours or fewer in a month" we should round above and not below: 7 welder. Besides, we cannot hire "half" or "quarter" of an employee therefore we have to move between integer solutions.