The salary scale of a certain grade of government officer starts at #57000 per annum. It increases by annual rise of 5400 to a maximum of #132600. (A) how many years does it take to reach the maximum salary

To find out how many years it takes to reach the maximum salary, we need to calculate the total increase in salary from the starting salary to the maximum salary, and then divide it by the annual increase.

Total increase in salary = maximum salary - starting salary
Total increase in salary = #132600 - #57000
Total increase in salary = #75600

Number of years to reach the maximum salary = Total increase in salary / Annual increase
Number of years to reach the maximum salary = #75600 / #5400
Number of years to reach the maximum salary = 14

Therefore, it takes 14 years to reach the maximum salary.