WAGES
part-time
less than 40 hours per week
Calculate the paychecks of the following people. Sue Black 8 8 8 8 8 Wage- $6.75 Jerry Atrix 7.25 3 6.75 8 5 Wage- $5.15 Sam Ting 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 Wage- $8.75
1. 270 2. 154.50 3. 339.06
Willie Worker put in 42 hours last week at the widget factory. His base pay is $8.00 per hour and he gets time-and-a-half for any hours beyond 40. 1. How many hours will Willie be paid at his base rate of $8.00 per hour? 2. How much does his pay at $8.00 total? 3. What is Willie's pay rate for overtime? 4. How many hours will Willie be paid at this overtime rate? 5. How much does his pay at the overtime rate total?
1. 40 2. $320 3. $12.00 4. 2 5. $24
John J. Parker worked 44 hours this week. He gets time-and-a-half for overtime. How many regular pay hours did John work? How many hours beyond 40 did he work? Using method 2, what are John's adjusted overtime hours?
1. 40 2. 4 3. 1.5 x 4 Answer: 6
For each day, select the number of hours worked. Mon. 8:00 3:10 Tue. 8:05 3:25 Wed. 8:00 2:30 Thur. 7:55 2:45 Fri. 7:58 3:38
1. 7 and 1/6 2. 7 and 1/3 3. 6 and 1/2 4. 6 and 5/6 5. 7 and 2/3
Calculate the total paid hours, and the weekly pay at $5.15 per hour, of the following workers (multiply pay by 1.5 for overtime hours). Tim Carter, who worked 50 hours. Jesse Jones, who worked 47.5 hours. Barbara Burns, who worked 44 hours.
1.$238.25 2. $263.94 3. $236.90
The text indicates employers often count 1/4 hour units completed when calculating pay.
True
All types of work are covered by a minimum wage.
false
wage
pay based on actual hours worked
minimum wage
pay rate set by a minimum specified in the Fair Labor Standards Act
time clock
used by companies to make a record of when employees arrive and when they leave