In 2002 there were more than 30,000 McDonald’s restaurants in the world. Of these,

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approximately 14,000 were in the United States. In Great Britain there were 1,116
McDonald’s franchises. The following data are taken from those 1,116 McDonald’s.
Total employees: 49,726
Office staff: 545
Management: 2,974
The rest are restaurant workers.
Total employees 20 years old and under: 34,241
Total employees between 21 and 29 years old: 10,607
Total male employees: 27,546
Use these data to answer the questions that follow.
1. What is the total number of restaurant workers in McDonald’s franchises in Great
Britain?
2. How many of the employees mentioned are of age 30 or older?
3. How many of the employees were females?
4. Divide the total number of employees by the number of franchises to determine approximately
howmany employees are in each McDonald’s in Great Britain.
5. Assume that each franchise decided to give each employee a $125 bonus. If you use
your result from question 4, howmuchwould that cost each franchise?
6. What would the total cost of the $125 bonus be for all of the employees?
7. Assume that there are 45 employees in each of the U.S. McDonald’s. Approximately
how many people would be employed by McDonald’s in the United States?
8. If health care cost $400 per month for one employee, what would the annual cost for
health care be?
9. Use the results of questions 7 and 8 to approximate the cost to McDonald’s of providing
health care for all its workers.
10. Go to the web site for this text to find the total profit made by McDonald’s in 2002.

this is my answers
1. What is the total number of restaurant workers in McDonald’s franchises in Great Britain? 49,726 - 545 = 49181 ppl.
49,181 – 2,974 = 46,207 ppl.
2. How many of the employees mentioned are of age 30 or older? 34,241 -10,607 = 23634 employees.
3. How many of the employees were females? 49,726 – 27,546 = 22,180 females.
4. Divide the total number of employees by the number of franchises to determine approximately how many employees are in each McDonald’s in Great Britain.
5. Assume that each franchise decided to give each employee a $125 bonus. If you use your result from question 4, how much would that cost each franchise?
6. What would the total cost of the $125 bonus be for all of the employees?
7. Assume that there are 45 employees in each of the U.S. McDonald’s. Approximately
how many people would be employed by McDonald’s in the United States?
8. If health care cost $400 per month for one employee, what would the annual cost for
health care be?
9. Use the results of questions 7 and 8 to approximate the cost to McDonald’s of providing health care for all its workers.
10. Go to the web site for this text to find the total profit made by McDonald’s in 2002.

Answer 1

this is my answers
1. What is the total number of restaurant workers in McDonald’s franchises in Great Britain? 49,726 - 545 = 49181 ppl.
49,181 – 2,974 = 46,207 ppl.
46,207 is correct.

2. How many of the employees mentioned are of age 30 or older? 34,241 -10,607
= 23634 employees.
Wrong. What about the employees who are age 20 and younger??

3. How many of the employees were females? 49,726 – 27,546 = 22,180 females.
Right!