A grocery store hires cashiers and baggers. Cashiers earn $8 an hour; baggers earn $4 an hour. The manager, who wants to maximize the number of customers served given a fixed payroll, expects the following productivity from cashiers and baggers: Number of employees. 1 2 3 4 5 Multiple Choice Given the information in the table, what is the maximum possible number of customers that can be served with a payroll of $32? O O O 1,208 936 864 Total number of customers served. Cashiers 240 440 600 712 776 312 Baggers 136 264 384 496 560

A grocery store hires cashiers and baggers. Cashiers earn $8 an hour; baggers earn $4 an hour. The manager, who wants to maximize the number of customers served given a fixed payroll, expects the following productivity from cashiers and baggers: Number of employees. 1 2 3 4 5 Multiple Choice Given the information in the table, what is the maximum possible number of customers that can be served with a payroll of $32? O O O 1,208 936 864 Total number of customers served. Cashiers 240 440 600 712 776 312 Baggers 136 264 384 496 560

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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