Job a pays $9.95 per hour, 40 hours per week. job b pays $17,500 per year. which job pays better?

Job A pays better.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that job A pays $9.95 per hour, 40 hours per week.  

job B pays $17,500 per year.

We have to find which job is better.

As, there are 52(approx.) weeks in a year

∴ Total hours worked in a year = 52(40)=2080 hours

Now, pay for job A is $9.95 per hour,

Job A pays $20,696 per year

Job B only pays $17,500 per year

which shows Job A pays better.