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Weekend staffing
A venue needs six staff on duty from 09:00 to 17:00 on both Saturday and Sunday. All eight hours of each shift are paid; no breaks need cover.
| Staff type | Hourly pay | Maximum weekend hours per person |
|---|---|---|
| Permanent | £14 | 12 |
| Agency | £19 | 16 |
Four permanent staff are available. Any remaining hours are covered by agency staff. Both rates increase by 25% for Sunday work. Shifts can be split into whole hours.
Using all available permanent hours, how many agency hours are required?
Not this time0 of 1 mark
E: 48Subtract available permanent hours from the full staffing requirement.
Required staff-hours are
Agency hours needed are
Trap This gives each permanent employee only six hours.
- AThis gives each permanent employee 16 hours despite their cap.
- BThis counts just one day: 48 staff-hours minus four permanent employees working eight hours each.
- DThis ignores all permanent cover.