A small company employs a supervisor at $1300 a week,an inventory manager at $600 a week,5 stock boys at $300 a week each,and 3 drivers at $500 a week each.
A)$300
B)$500
C)$400
D)$600
E)$490

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To find the best choice, we need to calculate the average weekly wage of all employees and then find the difference between the highest and lowest paid employees.

Supervisor's weekly wage = $1300 
Inventory Manager's weekly wage = $600 
5 Stock Boys' total weekly wage = 5 x $300 = $1500 
3 Drivers' total weekly wage = 3 x $500 = $1500

Total weekly wage = $1300 + $600 + $1500 + $1500 = $4900

Average weekly wage = $4900 ÷ 10 = $490

Difference between highest and lowest paid employees:
$1300 - $300 = $1000

$1000 is greater than all the options except for C, which is $400. Therefore, the best choice is C.

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