How do you come up with the number of 2080 hours in a year? what is the formula for this?

Question

How do you come up with the number of 2080 hours in a year? what is the formula for this?

Answer 1

2080 hours is the number of hours you would *work* in a year if you worked 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year (8 x 5 x 52 = 2080). It is used mainly to compute hourly wages, etc.