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A large auto concern that employs 1,000 workers pays each of these workers $4 per hour for the first 40 hours worked during a week and x percent more than that rate for hours worked in excess of 40. If the total payroll for the workers at the end of a week in which 40 percent of them worked 20 hours, 30 percent worked 40 hours, and the rest worked 60 hours is $156,800, what is x?

A. 10 percent
B. 20 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 40 percent
E. 50 percent
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A large auto concern that employs 1,000 workers pays each of these workers $4 per hour for the first 40 hours worked during a week and x percent more than that rate for hours worked in excess of 40. If the total payroll for the workers at the end of a week in which 40 percent of them worked 20 hours, 30 percent worked 40 hours, and the rest worked 60 hours is $156,800, what is x?

A. 10 percent
B. 20 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 40 percent
E. 50 percent
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40 percent of them worked 20 hours
i.e. 400 employees worked for 20 hours each
i.e. their remuneration = $4*20 = $80 each each employee
i.e. Total Remuneration = $80*400 = $32000


30 percent of them worked 40 hours
i.e. 300 employees worked for 40 hours each
i.e. their remuneration = $4*40 = $160 each employee
i.e. Total Remuneration = $160*300 = $48000

Rest 30 percent of them worked 60 hours
i.e. 300 employees worked for 60 hours each
i.e. their remuneration = $4*40+(4+4*x/100)*20 = $160+80+(4x/5) each employee
i.e. Total Remuneration = $[240+(4x/5)]*300 = $72000+240x


Total of all = $32000 +$48000+$72000+240x = $156,800

i.e. x = 20


ANswer: Option B
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A large auto concern that employs 1,000 workers pays each of these workers $4 per hour for the first 40 hours worked during a week and x percent more than that rate for hours worked in excess of 40. If the total payroll for the workers at the end of a week in which 40 percent of them worked 20 hours, 30 percent worked 40 hours, and the rest worked 60 hours is $156,800, what is x?

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IMO: B

As per the question
workers hours worked
400 (40%) 20
300 (30%) 40
300 (rest 30%) 60

thus total amount = [400 * 20 * 4] + [300 *40 *4] + {300 [(40 *4) + 20 *(4 + 4x/100)]}
Since for 300 workers who worked for 60 hours, they got 4$ / hour for 40 hours and (4 + 4x/100)$ for next 20 hours

Total amount is given as 156,800$ so we can solve for x

x = 20%

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A large auto concern that employs 1,000 workers pays each of these workers $4 per hour for the first 40 hours worked during a week and x percent more than that rate for hours worked in excess of 40. If the total payroll for the workers at the end of a week in which 40 percent of them worked 20 hours, 30 percent worked 40 hours, and the rest worked 60 hours is $156,800, what is x?

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As per the question the equation can be written as \(400(4)(20) + 300(40)(4) + 300(40)(4) + 300(20)(40)(1+\frac{x}{100}) = 156,800\)

Solving we get \(x = 20%\)
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A large auto concern that employs 1,000 workers pays each of these workers $4 per hour for the first 40 hours worked during a week and x percent more than that rate for hours worked in excess of 40. If the total payroll for the workers at the end of a week in which 40 percent of them worked 20 hours, 30 percent worked 40 hours, and the rest worked 60 hours is $156,800, what is x?

A. 10 percent
B. 20 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 40 percent
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We see that 400 workers worked 20 hours, 300 worked 40 hours and 300 worked 60 hours. We can calculate the total payroll as:

(400 * 4 * 20) + (300 * 4 * 40) + [300 * 4 * 40 + 300 * 4 * 20 * (1 + x/100)] = 156,800

32,000 + 48,000 + 48,000 + 24,000(1 + x/100) = 156,800

128,000 + 24,000 + 240x = 156,800

240x = 4800

x = 20

Answer: B
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