The data required to complete the question is as follows:
Salary details
Salary Level Data Entry Web Designer Systems Analyst Project Leader
1 $28,500 $35,000 $40,000 $60,000
2 $30,000 $38,000 $44,000 $65,000
3 $31,500 $41,000 $48,000 $70,000
Answer : Jeannine Jacoby's new salary is $44,444.
We follow these steps to arrive at the answer:
Since Jeannie is a level 3 web designer, her salary is $41,000.
Cost-of-living increase = 3.2%
[tex] Cost-of-living increase in dollars = 1312 (41000 * 0.032) [/tex]
Merit increase = 5.2%
[tex] Merit increase in dollars = 2132 (41000 * 0.052) [/tex]
[tex] New salary = Old salary + Cost-of-living increase + Merit increase [/tex]
[tex] New Salary = 44,444 (41000 + 1312 +2132) [/tex]