Question

Donald is hiring employees for his new small business. He expects to produce 6 units per employee, and he expects demand to be at least 36 units per day. He plans to pay each employee a yearly salary of $50,000 and has a budget of $400,000 per year to pay employees' salaries.

Write and solve two inequalities that describe the number of employees Donald can hire.

Answer 1

Demand: at least 36 units
6 units per employee
Yearly salary deduction: -$50,000
Maximum budget: -$400,000

Answer 2

Edit:

Maximum budget: $400,000

(NOT negative as I stated above)