A corporation that had $10 billion in profits for the year paid out $500 million in employee ...
A corporation that had $10 billion in profits for the year paid out $500 million in employee benefits. Approximately what percent of the profits were the employee benefits? (Note: 1 billion = 10^9)
Answer/Solution
5%
Steps/Work
required answer = [employee benefit/profit] *100
=[(500 million)/(10 billion)]*100
=[(500*10^6)/(10*10^9)]*100
=(50/1000)*100
=5%
So answer is (C)
=[(500 million)/(10 billion)]*100
=[(500*10^6)/(10*10^9)]*100
=(50/1000)*100
=5%
So answer is (C)