You need to hire a part-time associate to work 30 hours a week in your store. You have $250 in labor budget for the new associate each week. You just interviewed an excellent candidate for the position who has requested to be paid $9.00 per hour. Your average part-time associate currently makes $8.26 per hour. How much additional labor budget per week would you need in order to hire the candidate you interviewed at the rate that has been requested?

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What is going to happen to the current "average" part-time associate ?
Is he/she going to get fired?
If he/she stays on, will he/she get the new rate ?

Currently 30 hrs a week at $8.26 is $247.80, so that is where the $250 comes in ??

The additional help needs 30($9) or $270.00

You figure out the details based on the above questions.