Question

monte owns a bakery. he has four employees, who each earn a different hourly wage. which two quantities are needed to determine the total amount of money monte paid his employees this month? a. the hourly salary of each employee b. the number of hours the bakery was open each day c. the number of hours each employee worked this month d. the number of customers who visited the bakery this week e. the total number of hours the employees have worked this year

Explanation:

To find the total amount paid to employees, we use the formula for total pay: \( \text{Total Pay} = \text{Hourly Wage} \times \text{Hours Worked} \). For each employee, we need their hourly wage (to know how much they earn per hour) and the number of hours they worked this month (to know how many hours that wage applies to). The number of hours the bakery was open daily (B) doesn't directly relate to individual employee hours, customer count (D) is irrelevant, and yearly hours (E) don't pertain to the current month. So we need the hourly salary of each employee (A) and the number of hours each employee worked this month (C).

Answer:

A. the hourly salary of each employee, C. the number of hours each employee worked this month