have to compare two plants from the same company, one is a plant in Canada and one is in the U.S. (ALL NUMBERS ARE ALREADY IN CANADIAN).Here is the dataCANADA:Yearly Cost of Absenteeism$480,244Total Salary$7,766,096Percentage of Salary6%Number of Working Days251Average Salary Per Day$289.16US PLANT:Total U.S. Salaries$6,360,000Average Salary$69,141.43Work Days249Average Salary Per Day$277.68Total Cost of Absents$312,386Extra Calculations:Average Diff between CAN and US4%Absence Cost Diff between CAN and US35%QUESTION: How does the absentee/annual salaries ratio compare to the U.S. plant? Based on thedata you have what accounts for the difference?

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