The table below shows the typical hours worked by employees at a company. A salaried employee makes $78,000 per year. Hourly employees get paid $26 per hour, but get $39 per hour for each hour over 40 hours.

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

0 8 8.5 9.5 10 8 3 Which of the payment options would you recommend to a new employee?

a. Either one. Hourly and salaried employees earn the same amount per week.

b. Hourly pay. Hourly employees make more per week than salaried employees. c. Salaried pay. Salaried employees make more per week than hourly employees.

d. There is not enough information given to compare weekly earnings.

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Landen Mathews

Mathematics

30 December, 05:08

The table below shows the typical hours worked by employees at a company. A salaried employee makes $78,000 per year. Hourly employees get paid $26 per hour, but get $39 per hour for each hour over 40 hours.

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

0 8 8.5 9.5 10 8 3 Which of the payment options would you recommend to a new employee?

a. Either one. Hourly and salaried employees earn the same amount per week.

b. Hourly pay. Hourly employees make more per week than salaried employees. c. Salaried pay. Salaried employees make more per week than hourly employees.

d. There is not enough information given to compare weekly earnings.

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Natalee Mcdaniel · Answer 1

Based on the situation given, the payment options would you recommend to a new employee is D, there is not enough information given to compare weekly earnings. You need to have data on the number of weeks the employee work, how many hours per week did the employee work and the hourly rate of each employee.