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.

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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.

Anonymous · Answer

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

Anonymous · Answer

Edit: Maximum budget: $400,000 (NOT negative as I stated above)