A café had an average of 42 employees in its workforce last year, and 7 of them terminated. What was the employee turnover rate?

A café had an average of 42 employees in its workforce last year, and 7 of them terminated. What was the employee turnover rate?

• A. 35%
• B. 29.4%
• C. 16.7%
• D. 6%

Answer: (C)

Turnover rate shows how many employees left relative to the size of the workforce, expressed as a percentage. To find it, divide the number who terminated by the average number employed, then multiply by 100. Here, 7 terminated out of 42 employees: 7 ÷ 42 = 0.1667, which is 16.7% when rounded. So the turnover rate is 16.7%. The other options don’t match because they would require different numbers leaving than 7 out of 42.

Turnover rate shows how many employees left relative to the size of the workforce, expressed as a percentage. To find it, divide the number who terminated by the average number employed, then multiply by 100. Here, 7 terminated out of 42 employees: 7 ÷ 42 = 0.1667, which is 16.7% when rounded. So the turnover rate is 16.7%. The other options don’t match because they would require different numbers leaving than 7 out of 42.