The employees of Smith Enterprises received wage increases ranging from 30 cents to 87cents per hour. What was the minimum wage increase for a 40-hour week?
(A) $12.00
(B) $23.00
(C) $34.80
(D) $35.00
(E) $35.20
OA is D
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IMO also it should A. May be ,we are missing something...mjjking wrote:The employees of Smith Enterprises received wage increases ranging from 30 cents to 87cents per hour. What was the minimum wage increase for a 40-hour week?
(A) $12.00
(B) $23.00
(C) $34.80
(D) $35.00
(E) $35.20
OA is D
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Guys, any help? I thought it was A as well... but OA is D? This is an official GMAT paper test... 
So I doubt the OA be wrong!!
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Any idea why the OA is [spoiler][D][/spoiler]?? As mjjking said, it is from paper tests and I too got this answer wrong. Any suggestions, ideas?mjjking wrote:The employees of Smith Enterprises received wage increases ranging from 30 cents to 87cents per hour. What was the minimum wage increase for a 40-hour week?
(A) $12.00
(B) $23.00
(C) $34.80
(D) $35.00
(E) $35.20
OA is D
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Must be a typo...
The max wage increase for 40 hours is $34.80. The min is $12.00 Thus the answer could not be (D) or (E)...
The max wage increase for 40 hours is $34.80. The min is $12.00 Thus the answer could not be (D) or (E)...
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The maximum wage increase was $0.875 x 40 = $35.mjjking wrote:The employees of Smith Enterprises received wage increases ranging from 30 cents to 87cents per hour. What was the minimum wage increase for a 40-hour week?
(A) $12.00
(B) $23.00
(C) $34.80
(D) $35.00
(E) $35.20
Answer: D
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