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by crackgmat007 » Wed May 13, 2009 9:15 pm
At a certain company, each employee has a salary grade s that is at least 1 and at most 5. Each employee receives an hourly wage p, in dollars, determined by the formula p = 9.50 + 0.25(s – 1). An employee with a salary grade of 5 receives how many more dollars per hour than an employee with a salary grade of 1?
A. $0.50
B. $1.00
C. $1.25
D. $1.50
E. $1.75

IMO-B
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Re: Salary

by Pranay » Wed May 13, 2009 9:55 pm
crackgmat007 wrote:At a certain company, each employee has a salary grade s that is at least 1 and at most 5. Each employee receives an hourly wage p, in dollars, determined by the formula p = 9.50 + 0.25(s – 1). An employee with a salary grade of 5 receives how many more dollars per hour than an employee with a salary grade of 1?
A. $0.50
B. $1.00
C. $1.25
D. $1.50
E. $1.75

Is the answer to the above questions C? I am getting B. Pls clarify
[9.5 + 0.25(5-1)] - [9.5 +0.25(1-1)] = $1.00

Thus B. :)
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by scoobydooby » Wed May 13, 2009 9:55 pm
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