Question

In your computer repair business, it takes an employee 40 minutes to remove a virus. The employee is paid $14 per hour. What is the direct cost of this service.

Answer 1

$9.34

Step-by-step explanation:

Provided that,

Time takes for removing the virus = 40 minutes

Paid per hour = $14

We know that 1 hour has 60 minutes so 40 minutes would be equal to

= 40 minutes ÷ 60 minutes

= 0.67

So, the direct cost of this service would be]

= Paid per hour × time taken

= $14 × 0.6667

= $9.34

We simply multiplied the paid per hour by the time taken so that the direct cost could find out