I have to compare two plants from the same company, one is a plant in Canada and one is in the U.S. (ALL NUMBERS ARE ALREADY IN CANADIAN).

Here is the data

CANADA:

Yearly Cost of Absenteeism	$480,244
Total Salary	$7,766,096
Percentage of Salary	6%
Number of Working Days	251
Average Salary Per Day	$289.16

US PLANT:

Total U.S. Salaries	$6,360,000
Average Salary	$69,141.43
Work Days	249
Average Salary Per Day	$277.68
Total Cost of Absents	$312,386

Extra Calculations:

Average Diff between CAN and US	4%
Absence Cost Diff between CAN and US	35%

QUESTION: How does the absentee/annual salaries ratio compare to the U.S. plant? Based on the data you have what accounts for the difference?