Question

At Cedarburg Consulting, the head of human resources examined how the number of employees with health care benefits varied in response to policy changes.
Employees with health care benefits
Year Employees
2010 57
2011 77
2012 71
2013 66
2014 66
According to the table, what was the rate of change between 2011 and 2012?
employees per year

Answer 1

To find the rate of change in the number of employees with health care benefits between 2011 and 2012, you can use the formula:

\[
\text{Rate of change} = \frac{\text{Value at 2012} - \text{Value at 2011}}{\text{Number of years}}
\]

From the table, we have:

- Employees in 2011 = 77
- Employees in 2012 = 71

Now, plug the values into the formula:

\[
\text{Rate of change} = \frac{71 - 77}{2012 - 2011} = \frac{-6}{1} = -6
\]

Thus, the rate of change between 2011 and 2012 was \(-6\) employees per year. This indicates a decrease of 6 employees in that time period.