If Ten Workers Are Each Paid $9 an Hour, but Hiring

question 251

Multiple Choice

If ten workers are each paid $9 an hour, but hiring the eleventh worker requires that all workers be paid $10 an hour, by how much does the total wage bill change once this worker is hired?

• A) $1
• B) $19
• C) $20
• D) $30

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