The total number of employees in a company is 450, and each employee earns $2000 per month. If the company laid off 1/3 of its employees due to tough economic times, calculate the total amount of money the company paid to the remaining employees.
1/3 of the employees were laid off, that is 1/3*450 = 
<gadget id="calculator">450*1/3</gadget>
<output>150</output>
150 employees.
There were 450-150 = 
<gadget id="calculator">450-150</gadget>
<output>300</output>
300 employees remaining.
If the company was paying each person $2000, the total amount of money paid to the remaining employees is 300*2000 = $
<gadget id="calculator">300*2000</gadget>
<output>600_000</output>
600000.

<result>600_000</result>