A restaurant chain is forecasting next year's labor needs.The firm employs 90 workers as wait staff at ten restaurants.The firm experiences 100% turnover each year among wait staff.The firm plans to open 4 more restaurants next year.The firm will need ________ wait staff next year.(Round your answer up to the next full position.)
A) 60
B) 90
C) 126
D) 252

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If the restaurant chain employs 90 wait staff and experiences 100% turnover each year, it means it needs to hire 90 new wait staff each year to maintain its current staff level. With the addition of 4 more restaurants, the chain will have a total of 14 restaurants. Therefore, the total number of wait staff needed for next year is:

90 (current staff) + (4 x 90) (new staff for the new restaurants) + 90 (to replace the current staff due to turnover) = 540

Round up to the next full position: 540/4 = 135

Therefore, the restaurant chain will need 126 (rounded up to the next full position) wait staff next year.

A Restaurant Chain Is Forecasting Next Year's Labor Needs