Question

If an employer increases the working week from 35 hours to 40 hours,

without changing the weekly pay, calculate 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

:

Let the weekly pay = 400

:

 

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

:

400%2F35 = $11.43 increased hourly pay

:

Pay increase divided by original pay = Per cent increase

:

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

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