Jamal currently earns $20,000 a year in gross wages. On January 1, he is due to receive a 2% COLA. What will his gross income be after the COLA takes effect?

A. $19,600

B. $20,100

C. $20,400

D. $24,000

Question

Jamal currently earns $20,000 a year in gross wages. On January 1, he is due to receive a 2% COLA. What will his gross income be after the COLA takes effect?

A. $19,600	

B. $20,100	

C. $20,400	

D. $24,000

anonymous · Answer

A. $19,600

bbb911 · Answer

how to get it

bbb911 · Answer

?

anonymous · Answer

Gross is not all about money or percents 
its logic+calculation 

 2% of cola of $20000

parthkohli · Answer

It's actually B. 20,100.. COLA = Cost of living arrangement MEDAL PLEASE

inkyvoyd · Answer

Guys, it's sort of sad that you are just doing this for the medals

bbb911 · Answer

its awesome when you get dougnuts

bbb911 · Answer

is is A or B

anonymous · Answer

A

inkyvoyd · Answer

Does it matter what the answer is?

inkyvoyd · Answer

Or does it matter that you don't know how to solve it?

anonymous · Answer

it is 2%

bbb911 · Answer

inkyvoyed did you get that dougnut yet

saifoo.khan · Answer

2 % of 20k = 400.

Therefore, 20,400

bbb911 · Answer

its B

saifoo.khan · Answer

How's that possible? D:

anonymous · Answer

ya!

inkyvoyd · Answer

@saifoo.khan , please don't help @bbb911  cheat on her Ec test, or GED, or whatever.

bbb911 · Answer

when ur awesome its always possible

anonymous · Answer

nope

saifoo.khan · Answer

What's that? D: @inkyvoyd

inkyvoyd · Answer

@Rohangrr , you might want to look at this http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/4f9ce565e4b000ae9ed1bdc5

inkyvoyd · Answer

@foo foo, let's just say that the OP has posted at least 5 questions that were multiple chioce.

bbb911 · Answer

inkyvoyd if it doesn't mean hurting your donugts then it isn't bad, is your mum there?

inkyvoyd · Answer

She's also claimed that she's getting paid for getting someone's GED. All I know is that this looks like a test and she only looks like she's interested in answers.

saifoo.khan · Answer

Who's OP? @inkyvoyd

inkyvoyd · Answer

OP=original poster

bbb911 · Answer

yea i should get arrested for eating too much doughnuts

anonymous · Answer

yep @inkyvoyd ixs corret

saifoo.khan · Answer

lol, im lost.

anonymous · Answer

lol

inkyvoyd · Answer

Well, you got two medals, so it can't be too bad.

saifoo.khan · Answer

i gave you one.. -_-

bbb911 · Answer

i would gave you a medal but you didn't buy me a doughnut

inkyvoyd · Answer

And, @bbb, when you close a question, it appears conveniently on "closed questions"

inkyvoyd · Answer

Let's all click that tab, shall we?

bbb911 · Answer

does that mean i get free doughtnuts?

anonymous · Answer

I know this is like a year old but saifoo.khan was actually correct the answer is in fact C. 2,400 neither A, B, or D is the correct answer.

anonymous · Answer

is it A or B?