He is open 16*5=<<16*5=80>>80 hours a week

So he pays each of his employees 12.5*80=$<<12.5*80=1000>>1000 per week

Since there are two employees, he pays them in total 2 * $1000 = $<<2*1000=2000>>2000 per week.

The utilities cost 1200*.2=$<<1200*.2=240>>240

So his total cost per week is 1200+2000+240=$<<1200+2000+240=3440>>3440

# Answer

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James opens up a flower shop.  He needs to pay rent of $1200 a week with an additional 20% of rent to pay for utilities and he has 2 employees per shift with the store open 16 hours a day for 5 days a week.  If he pays each employee $12.50 an hour, what are his weekly expenses to run the store?
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James opens up a flower shop.  He needs to pay rent of $1200 a week with an additional 20% of rent to pay for utilities and he has 2 employees per shift with the store open 16 hours a day for 5 days a week.  If he pays each employee $12.50 an hour, what are his weekly expenses to run the store?
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