An equipment installation job in the completion stage can be completed in 50 days of 8 hour/day work, with 50 men working. With the contract expiring in 40 days, the mechanical engineer contractor decided to add 15 men on the job, overtime not being permitted. If the liquidated damages is P5,000 per day of delay, and the men are paid P150 per day, how much money would he save with the additional workers?

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An equipment installation job in the completion stage can be completed in 50 days of 8 hour/day work, with 50 men working. With the contract expiring in 40 days, the mechanical engineer contractor decided to add 15 men on the job, overtime not being permitted.
If the liquidated damages is P5,000 per day of delay, and the men are paid P150 per day, how much money would he save with the additional workers?

 

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