The Rockville employment agency just placed Howard Jacobson in a job as a junior pharmacists the job pays 51.2k the agency fee is equal to 40% of the first three weeks pay

The agency fee would be $1181.54.

51,200 divided by 52 weeks in a year: 984.62. Multiply this by 3 for the first 3 weeks:

984.62 (3) = 2953.86.

The agency fee is 40% of this; 40% = 0.4; 0.4 (2953.86) = 1181.54.