Contemporary Mathematics for Business & Consumers 8th Edition by Robert Brechner,Geroge Bergeman

Exercise 19

The Spring Creek Police Department had been asked to provide protection support for a visiting politician. If it has to provide 2 officers at the airport for motorcycle escort, 7 officers for intersection control along the planned route of travel, and 14 officers at the high school auditorium during the speech,
a. How many officers are to be assigned to the protection detail
b. If each officer is to be paid $75 extra for this duty, what is the total officer payroll for the protection detail