A certain bakery has 6 employees. It pays annual salaries of $14,000 to each of 2 employees, $16,000 to 1 employee, and $17,000 to each of the remaining 3 employees. The average (arithmetic mean) annual salary of these employees is closest to which of the following?	Choose the correct choice from the following options.
A) $15,200	B) $15,500	C) $15,800	D) $16,000	E) $16,400
Let the salary for each person be 14. Thus, the bakery ends up getting  2 + 3*3= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 2 + 3*3</gadget>
<output>11</output>
11 as extra. This again has to be divided among 6 people. 12/6= 2 which makes it  14+2= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 14+2</gadget>
<output>16</output>
16. Thus, as it is 11/6, it will be somewhere close to 16 and less than that. Also, 1/6= 0.166. Thus 10/6 = 1.66 which gives the final salary after redistribution as 15.66. Correct answer is C.   _________________
<result>C</result>
A certain bakery has 6 employees. It pays annual salaries of $14,000 to each of 2 employees, $16,000 to 1 employee, and $17,000 to each of the remaining 3 employees. The average (arithmetic mean) annual salary of these employees is closest to which of the following?