Mukul has earned an average of $4, 000$ dollars for the first eleven months of the year. If he justifies his staying in the US based on his ability to earn at least $5000$ dollars per month for the entire year, then how much should he earn (in dollars) in the last month to achieve his required average for the whole year?

17000

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13800

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16000

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The correct option is C $16000$
The salary expectation for the whole year is $5000$ dollars per month.
So, the total earning will be $60000$ dollars.
Earning for $11$ months is $4000$ dollars per month, so the total earnings are $44000.$
Now for the last month, he has to earn $60000 - 44000 = 16000.$

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The correct option is C 16000The salary expectation for the whole year is 5000 dollars per month. So, the total earning will be 60000 dollars. Earning for 11 months is 4000 dollars per month, so the total earnings are 44000. Now for the last month, he has to earn 60000−44000=16000.