Option D. $11,000
Given, Mean = \$7000 i.e. Sum of all the salaries of 5 employees = 5 * \$7000 = \$35000
Median = \$7000 i.e. __ __ \$7000 __ __
only Mode = \$12000 i.e. __ __ \$7000 \$12000 \$12000
then sum of 1st and 2nd = 35,000 - 31,000 = \$4000
As there is only one mode, the salaries received by 1st and 2nd have to be different.
So, 1st received \$1000 and 2nd received \$3000. [i.e. \$1000 \$3000 \$7000 \$12000 \$1200 ]
difference between the highest and the lowest salary = 12000 – 1000 = \$11000