Who's the highest-paid entertainer in America? According to the new Forbes magazine, it's Bill Cosby, whose earnings for 1991 and 1992 were a staggering $98 million. Assuming that the workaholic Cos puts in an 80-hour week, 49 weeks a year, that comes out to about $12,500 an hour. Which leads us to wonder: When Cosby cooks a 9-minute hard-boiled egg, what's his time worth? (Answer: $1,875.) Listed here are other typical tasks, and the salary he earns while doing them:
*Watches videocassette of Leonard Part 6 with family (83 min.):
$17,292
*Gives away $500 to first couple on You Bet Your Life (15 min.):
$3,125
*Plays poker in Atlantic City for four hours, loses $50,000:
Breaks even
*Prepares one package of raspberry Jell-O Jigglers (3 hrs., 15
sec.): $37,552
*Takes 24-second bathroom break: $83
*Lights cigar with $20 bill (6 sec.): $21 (not counting bill)
*Calls the Teen Party Line: $203
first min., $207 each additional min.
*Waits long enough to get free
Domino's pizza (31 min.): $6,458 (plus pizza)
*Tells panhandler, ''I'm sorry, I don't have any spare change. I
don't carry cash. But God bless you, sir, and good luck to you.'' (8
sec.): $28
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