all of the clerks are paid the same hourly wage. its sposed to be a system of equations.

Question

 on monday the manager scheduled two clerks and a supervisor for 8 hour shifts. she was very pleased she met her daily budget. on tuesday the manager needed two clerks for 8 hours a third clerk four 4 hours and a supervisor for 4 hours. she was very pleased to be $10 under her budget. on wednesday she needed three clerks for 8 hours and one supervisor for 4 hours. she was $20 over her budget. what is the daily salary budget

Answer 1

You have three equations in three unknowns. They are:

16C +8S=B

20C+4S=B-10

24C+4S=B+20

 

If you solve these you will get a budget (B) of $200. Clerks wages (C) are $7.50 and supervisors wages (S) are $10.