Violet Company has five process engineers, and each of them can process 2,500 design changes. Last year 5,000 design changes were processed by the five engineers. Each engineer is paid $50,000 per year. Calculate the unused capacity.
A)7,500 change orders
B)3,500 change orders
C)4,500 change orders
D)6,500 change orders

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Each engineer can process 2,500 design changes, so five engineers can process a total of 12,500 changes (2,500 changes/engineer * 5 engineers). Last year, they processed 5,000 changes, so the unused capacity is 12,500 - 5,000 = 7,500 change orders.

Violet Company Has Five Process Engineers, and Each of Them