
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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A junior hockey league comprises teams with $18$ players each. The regulations specify that each player must be paid at least $\12,000$ dollars, and the total salary for all players on a team cannot exceed $\480,000$ dollars. Calculate the maximum possible salary for a single player.

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