Reedy's Rocking Chairs employs 10 people. The CEO makes $500,000 each year, and the 9 other employees make $50,000 each. What measure would give you the best idea of what a typical employee makes? A) mean B) range C) median D) mean average deviation

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Hailie Kerr

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27 April, 15:51

Reedy's Rocking Chairs employs 10 people. The CEO makes $500,000 each year, and the 9 other employees make $50,000 each. What measure would give you the best idea of what a typical employee makes? A) mean B) range C) median D) mean average deviation

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Marianna Dawson · Answer 1

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The median would provide the best idea of the salary of a typical employee; the mean and other methods will become inaccurate due to the large difference between the employees' pay and the CEO's pay.