Calculate Wages and Salaries
Azul typically works 40 regular hours at the Ocean Institute. She is entitled to a time-and-a-half rate if she works overtime. Last week, she worked 52 hours and was paid $2,222.24. What was her overtime rate?
$57.47
Josue sells investment subscriptions. He receives 16% of the first $750 and 20% of the remaining balance over $750. Last month Josue sold $5,250 worth of subscriptions. What was his commission for last month?
$1,020
Nicole is a veterinarian. Her biweekly salary is $6,858. What is her annual salary?
$178,308
Locklin is paid 15% on his album sales and merch sales. Last year, he sold five million albums and 750,000 shirts. The albums were sold to retail stores for $11.99 each and the shirts for $17.50 each. How much did Locklin receive in royalties last year?
$10,961,250
Serrano is a real estate agent. He earns 4.5% commission on each sale he makes. Last month, he sold one house for $750,000, one house for $799,450, and another for $950,200. How much did Serrano earn in commission for the month?
$112,484.25
Barry picks strawberries and gets paid at a piecework rate of 45 cents per container for the first 200 containers picked. He receives 75 cents per container for every container over 200 that he picks. Last week, Barry picked 525 containers. How much did he earn?
$333.75
Justin is a registered nurse. He is typically schedule to work four 10-hours shift per week. Justin gets paid at a rate of $72.62 per hour. When he works overtime, his rate is double of his regular hourly rate. Find his total pay for a week in which he works 63 hours.
$6,245.32
Professional basketball player Zhya earns $715,000 a year playing basketball. Last year, a biography that she had written sold 275,000 copies at a price of $24.95 each. Zhya received 10% of royalties on the book sale. What was her total salary last year from the book and her basketball career?
$1,401,125
American Airlines pays its employees $25 per hour plus 8.3% commission on all trips booked. Big Rich worked 20 hours last week and book trips accounting to $14,250. What was his gross pay for last week?
$1,682.75
Caleb is the manager of a company that offers general handyman services. He operates his business on a piecework pay basis, meaning workers are paid per task completed rather than by the hour. Anthony completed 4 furniture assembly jobs at $60 each, 2 plumbing repairs at $80 each, and 6 electrical fixes at $100 each. How much did Anthony earn last week?
$1,000