Use the table of annual expenses to calculate the category expense contribution for payroll.

\begin{tabular}{|l|r|}
\hline Payroll & [tex][tex]$\$[/tex]393,110[tex]$[/tex] \\
\hline Advertising & [tex]$[/tex]\[tex]$8,252$[/tex][/tex] \\
\hline Raw Materials & [tex][tex]$\$[/tex]224,250[tex]$[/tex] \\
\hline Rent & [tex]$[/tex]\[tex]$41,345$[/tex][/tex] \\
\hline Insurance & [tex][tex]$\$[/tex]8,010[tex]$[/tex] \\
\hline Utilities & [tex]$[/tex]\[tex]$12,500$[/tex][/tex] \\
\hline Services & [tex][tex]$\$[/tex]7,250$[/tex] \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

[?] \%

Round to the nearest whole percent.



Answer :

To calculate the category expense contribution for payroll, we will follow these steps:

1. Calculate the total expenses:
We need to sum up all the expenses from different categories.

[tex]\[ \begin{align*} \text{Total expenses} &= \text{Payroll} + \text{Advertising} + \text{Raw Materials} + \text{Rent} + \text{Insurance} + \text{Utilities} + \text{Services} \\ &= \$ 393,110 + \$ 8,252 + \$ 224,250 + \$ 41,345 + \$ 8,010 + \$ 12,500 + \$ 7,250 \\ &= \$ 694,717 \end{align*} \][/tex]

2. Calculate the contribution percentage for payroll:
We find the percentage contribution of the payroll category by dividing the payroll expense by the total expenses and then multiplying by 100 to convert it to a percentage.

[tex]\[ \begin{align*} \text{Payroll percentage} &= \left( \frac{\text{Payroll}}{\text{Total expenses}} \right) \times 100 \\ &= \left( \frac{\$ 393,110}{\$ 694,717} \right) \times 100 \\ &\approx 56.58563127143859 \% \end{align*} \][/tex]

3. Round to the nearest whole percent:
Finally, we round the percentage to the nearest whole number.

[tex]\[ \text{Payroll percentage (rounded)} \approx 57 \% \][/tex]

Therefore, the contribution of payroll to the annual expenses, rounded to the nearest whole percent, is [tex]\( 57 \% \)[/tex].