Question

If an employer reduces the working week from 40 hours to 35 hours with no loss of weekly pay calculate the percentage increase in hourly rate of pay

Answer 1

Answer:

14(2/7)% increase

Step-by-step explanation:

Let total weekly pay be LCM of 40 and 35 work hours.

Per hour pay, for 40 hours rate is Rs 7

for 35 hours rate is Rs. 8

Total increase Rs 1

% increase [(8-7)/7]*100 which is 14(2/7)%