Question

If an employer increases the working week from 35 hours to 40 hours, without changing the weekly pay, what will be the percentage change in the hourly rate of pay?

Answer 1

Answer:

 

an employer reduce the working week from 40 hours to 35 hours with no loss

of weekly pay, calculate the percentage increase in the hourly rate of pay

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Let the weekly pay = 400

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400%2F40 = $10 per/hour original hourly pay

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400%2F35 = $11.43 increased hourly pay

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Pay increase divided by original pay = Per cent increase

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%2811.43+-+10%29%2F10 = 1.43/10 = .143 * 100 = 14.3% increase in pay

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