If a company pays $0.10 for workers' compensation per $100 in salary for office workers and $0.20 for field workers, what amount is owed if $25,000 was paid to office workers and $125,000 to field workers?

To determine the total amount owed for workers' compensation, you first need to calculate the costs for both office workers and field workers separately.

For office workers, if the company pays $0.10 for every $100 in salary, and the total salary paid to office workers is $25,000, you calculate it as follows:

1. Divide the total salary of office workers by $100:

$25,000 ÷ $100 = 250

2. Multiply the number of hundreds by the rate:

250 × $0.10 = $25

Next, for field workers, the payment rate is $0.20 for every $100 in salary. With a total salary of $125,000, the calculation would be:

1. Divide the total salary of field workers by $100:

$125,000 ÷ $100 = 1,250

2. Multiply the number of hundreds by the rate:

1,250 × $0.20 = $250

Finally, add the costs together from both groups:

$25 (for office workers) + $250 (for field workers) = $275.

Therefore, the total amount owed for workers’ compensation, considering