Your staff consists of 5 cashiers, 2 stockers, and 3 salespeople. the cashiers are paid $10 per hour; the stockers are paid $9 per hour; the salespeople are paid $14 per hour. what is the average hourly wage across all your workers? a) $9 per hour b) $10 per hour c) $11 per hour d) $14 per hour

What is the average hourly wage across all your workers?

To solve:

Add up the total cost of each of the 10 workers: cashiers $10x5=$50, stockers $9x2=$18, salespeople $14x3=$42. Add up the total cost which is $110. To find the average hourly wage divide the total cost $110 by 10 employees = $11.

$11 is the average hourly wage across all of your workers.