Gerome houser is a pastry chef at mckay’s eatery. his annual salary is $45,623. his benefits include $1,755 for two weeks of vacation, $3,898 for health insurance, $661 for medicare, $2,828 for social security, and $2,098 for unemployment insurance. he also gets paid $1,404 for eight holidays throughout the year. what is the rate of benefits rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent?

The school cafeteria can make pizza for approximately $0.30 a slice. the cost of kitchen use and cafeteria staff runs about $200 per day. the pizza den nearby will deliver whole pizzas for $9.00 each. the cafeteria staff cuts the pizza into eight slices and serves them in the usual cafeteria line. with no cooking duties, the staff can be reduced by half, for a fixed cost of $75 per day. should the school cafeteria make or buy its pizzas?