Ezhno, the owner of AAA College Painting, pays wages totaling $29 760 for a 40-hour workweek to

Question:

Ezhno, the owner of AAA College Painting, pays wages totaling $29 760 for a 40-hour workweek to a crew consisting of 16 painters and 24 helpers. To keep their jobs, the painters accepted a wage cut of 10% and the helpers a wage cut of 8%. The wage cut reduces Ezhno’s weekly payroll by $2688. What hourly rates of pay does Ezhno pay after the wage cut?