we know that
\(Total\ employment\ compensation=gross\ pay+employee\ benefits-job\ expenses\)
in this problem
\(Total\ employment\ compensation=33,500\ dollars\)
\(gross\ pay=28,600\ dollars\)
\(job\ expenses=0\)
Step \(1\)
Find the total employee benefits
Let
EC------> total employment compensation
EB--------> total employee benefits
GP------> gross pay
JE------> job expenses
\(EC=GP+EB-JE\)
\(33,500=28,600+EB-0\\ EB=33,500-28,600\\ EB=4,900\ dollars\)
Step \(2\)
Find the percentage of the total employee benefits
we know that
total employee benefits is equal to \(4,900\ dollars\)
gross pay is equal to \(28,600\ dollars\)
by proportion
\(\frac{28,600}{4,900} =\frac{100}{x} \\ \\ x*28,600=100*4,900\\ \\ x=\frac{100*4,900}{28,600}\)
\(x=17.1\)%
therefore
the answer is the option
d. 17.1
