In November 2014, I read in the newspaper that the Miami Marlins signed outfielder Giancarlo Stanton to a record 13-year, $325 million
contract. So, I decided to look at the salaries of other celebrities and some real people to compare their daily wages. This
problem is more informational than mathematical.
Compute the daily wages of each of the following people. Then compute how much Giancarlo Stanton gets paid for each game that he plays
(there are 162 regular season games in Major League Baseball).
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You may use 365 days in a year for your calculations and you may round to the nearest dollar for your daily salaries.
Name Profession Salary
1. Giancarlo Stanton Baseball Player (Miami Marlins) $325 million for 13 years
2. Alex Ovechkin Hockey Player (Washington Capitals) $124 million for 13 years
3. Peyton Manning Football Player (Denver Broncos) $96 million for 5 years
4. Johnny Manziel Football Player (Cleveland Browns) $8.25 million for 4 years
5. LeBron James Basketball Player (Cleveland Cavaliers) $42.22 million for 2 years
6. Barack Obama President of the United States $400,000 per year
7. John Boehner Speaker of the House of Representatives $174,000 per year
8. Pope Francis Pope of the Catholic Church $0.00 per year
9. Angelina Jolie Actress $18,000,000 per year
10. Daniel Radcliffe Actor $86,888,889 per year
11. Beyonce Knowles Singer $115,000,000 per year
12. Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Host $82,000,000 per year
13. J.K. Rowling Writer $14,000,000 per year
14. Charif Souki CEO of CHENIERE ENERGY INC $141,949,280 per year
15. Marissa A. Mayer CEO of YAHOO INC $24,935,712 per year
16. Bill Gates Co-founder of Microsoft $8,000,000 per year
17. Lara Kibler English Teacher (Lincoln, NE) $48,248 per year
18. Alex Denison Trout Farm Owner (Nantahala, NC) $12,700 per year
19. Charley Vannice Railroad Conductor (Molalla, OR) $120,000 per year
20. Cheryl McPherson Pediatric Nurse (Sayreville, NJ) $85,000 per year
21. Jerry McKenna Sculptor (Boerne, TX) $85,000 per year
22. Gerry Smith Oil Industry Inspector (Fairbanks, AK) $130,000 per year
23. Heather Proctor Short-Order Cook (Malvern, AR) $19,000 per year
24. Joe Commodore Oil and Gas Consultant (Boulder, WY) $50,000 per year
25. Lee Chapman Firefighter (Bloomington, IN) $52,000 per year