
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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In a company, employees have a combined monthly salary of $10,000. A kind manager proposes to triple the salaries of those earning up to $500, and to increase the salaries of others by $1,000, resulting in a total salary of $24,000. A strict manager proposes to reduce the salaries of those earning more than $500 to $500, while leaving others' salaries unchanged. What will the total salary be in this case?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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