1 . Sobriety, Inc., a marketer of substance abuse programs, is concerned about the cost of alcohol abuse among its own employees. Based on the following data, what is the productivity cost associated with employees who abuse alcohol? Among all cohorts, the productivity decrease attributable to alcohol abuse is 20 percent.

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Percentage with Average Annual Alcohol Abuse Earnings of Age-Gender Cohort Number Problems Cohorts Males, 25 and under 43 7% $32,000 Males, 26-44 59 10% $49,000 Males, 45 and over 38 5% $64,000 Females, 25 and under 41 5% $33,000 Females, 26-44 64 10% $47,000 Females, 45 and over 34 7% $61,000