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BM427 (#2) Gross Pay

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Question 1
1.

A belt manufacturer pays a worker $0.84 for each buckle that passes inspection. If Yolanda had the following buckle production, calculate her gross pay for the week: Monday - 132 buckles; Tuesday - 134 buckles; Wednesday - 138 buckles; Thursday -134 buckles; Friday - 130 buckles.

Question 2
2.

Jonnie gets paid based on the number of switches that he assembles. He gets paid $1.25 per switch that passes inspection. Last week he produced the following: Monday - 98 switches; Tuesday - 114 switches; Wednesday - 108 switches; Thursday -127 switches; Friday - 113 switches. Calculate Jonnie's gross pay based on his production.

Question 3
3.

Mia has a choice on how she will be paid each week.
OPTION A: She can get paid $0.95 for the total number of products she produces OR
OPTION B: She can get paid $1.35 for the number of products that she produces which pass inspection
Last week, she produced 720 products, of which 540 passed inspection.

If she chose OPTION A, calculate her gross pay for the week.

Question 4
4.

Mia has a choice on how she will be paid each week.
OPTION A: She can get paid $0.95 for the total number of products she produces OR
OPTION B: She can get paid $1.35 for the number of products that she produces which pass inspection
Last week, she produced 720 products, of which 540 passed inspection.

If she chose OPTION B, calculate her gross pay for the week.

Question 5
5.

Joe makes t-shirts for a local store. He is paid $8.13 for each t-shirt that he makes and he produced the following: Monday - 9; Tuesday - 11; Wednesday - 10; Thursday - 12; Friday - 4. Calculate his gross pay for the week.

Question 6
6.

Last week, Laurie Goldson packaged 189 boxes of holiday cheese assortments. Calculate her gross weekly pay if she is paid on the following scale:
Boxes Packaged Pay per Package
1 - 100 $1.88
101 - 200 $2.08
201 and over $2.18

Question 7
7.

Tim Murray produced 514 keys at his job this past week. Calculate his gross weekly pay if he is paid on the following scale:
Keys Produced Pay per Key
1 - 100 $0.82
101 - 250 $0.90
251 - 400 $1.12
over 400 $1.24

Question 8
8.

Marcus Wahlberg works for a paper distribution company. He receives 6% of his total sales for commission. His sales last week totaled $8,972. Calculate his gross pay for the week.

Question 9
9.

Mary Lee Strode is paid a straight commission on her sales as a real estate agent. In one pay period she had $452,493 in sales. Calculate her commission if she earns 3% of her sales.

Question 10
10.

Renee Walton works in sales for a magazine company. She gets paid on a salary plus commission basis. Her monthly salary is $1,600 plus 5% commission on her total sales. Last month she sold $125,000 worth of advertising. Calculate her gross pay for last month.

Question 11
11.

Antonio Gates earns salary plus commission at his job at a jewelery store. Antonio is paid biweekly and earns a salary of $585 for each pay period. His commission rate is 3.5% of his sales. For the last 2-week pay period he had total sales of $18,300. Calculate his gross pay for the period.

Question 12
12.

Tony Soprano sells equipment for satellite dishes. He earns 3% commission on all sales over $20,000. Last month his sales totaled $145,938. Calculate his gross pay for the month.

Question 13
13.

Erin Lindsay is a salesperson at a local car dealer. She earns 2.5% commission on her total sales over $70,000 each month. Last month, her total sales were $486,995. Calculate her gross pay for last month.

Question 14
14.

Dwight Stephenson is paid on a salary plus commission basis. He receives $275 weekly plus a commission of 4% of his weekly sales over $2,000. If he sells $7,821 in merchandise this week, calculate his gross weekly pay.