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 $12,750 a year, for two months. 30 percent of the total were hired as office machine operators, each at the rate of $13,150 a year, for four months. 22 stenographers were hired, each at the rate of $13,000 a year, for three months. The total amount paid to these temporary employees to the nearest dollar was

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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 $12,750 a year, for two months. 30 percent of the total were hired as office machine operators, each at the rate of $13,150 a year, for four months. 22 stenographers were hired, each at the rate of $13,000 a year, for three months. The total amount paid to these temporary employees to the nearest dollar was






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