A department head hired a total of 60 temporary employees to handle a seasonal increase in the department’s workload.The following lists the number of temporary employees hired, their rates of pay, and the duration of their employment:One third of the total were hired as clerks, each at the rate of $9,750 per year, for two months.Thirty percent of the total were hired as office machine operators, each at the rate of $11,500 per year, for four months.Twenty-two stenographers were hired, each at the rate of $10,200 per year, for three months.The total amount paid to these temporary employees was approximately

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A department head hired a total of 60 temporary employees to handle a seasonal increase in the department’s workload.<br>The following lists the number of temporary employees hired, their rates of pay, and the duration of their employment:<br>One third of the total were hired as clerks, each at the rate of $9,750 per year, for two months.<br>Thirty percent of the total were hired as office machine operators, each at the rate of $11,500 per year, for four months.<br>Twenty-two stenographers were hired, each at the rate of $10,200 per year, for three months.<br>The total amount paid to these temporary employees was approximately






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