Evaluating Strategies for Income Growth
A worker's goal is to increase their total weekly income by $200. They currently earn an hourly wage of $20 and work 40 hours per week. Based on the principle that total income is the product of the hourly wage and hours worked, propose two distinct strategies the worker could use to achieve their target income. For each proposed strategy, you must perform the necessary calculation to show it meets the goal, and then evaluate a potential real-world trade-off or challenge associated with that strategy.
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