Your department consists of twelve employees and your total payroll expense for salaries only is $325,000. The organization's average salary is $36,000. What is the relation of your department's average salary to the organization's average?
A)Your department is about 25% below average
B)Your department is about 30% below average
C)Your department is about 25% above average
D)Your department is about 30% above average

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The department's average salary is $325,000 / 12 = $27,083.33. The organization's average salary is $36,000. The department's average is approximately 24.76% below the organization's average, which rounds to about 25% below average.

Your Department Consists of Twelve Employees and Your Total Payroll