Vocab
Straight-Time Pay
Overtime Pay
Piecework
100

The total amount of money that you earn per pay period when you are paid at an hourly rate

What is Straight-Time Pay?

100

Hourly Rate x Hours Worked

What is the Formula for Calculating Straight-Time Pay?

100

Double time at an hourly rate of $18.97

What is $37.94?

100

Carwashes, lawn mowing, hair cuts, etc.

What are some examples of piecework?

200

You are paid for each item of work that you produce

What is piecework?

200

The equation for straight-time pay when Kiera works 32 hours and earns $15.60 per hour.

What is 32 x 15.60?

200

Time and a half, with an hourly rate of $14.90

What is $22.35?

200

Cost Per Item x Number of Items Produced

What is the formula for calculating piecework?

300

Additional hourly pay for working over the regulated amount of weekly hours

What is Overtime Pay?

300

The straight time pay when working 6 hours at $10 per hour.

What is $60?

300

The overtime pay when earning $18 per hour, double time for overtime, and working 6 hours of overtime. 

What is $216?

300

The total pay for 13 carwashes at $5 per car

What is $65?

400

Hourly Rate

What is the amount of money that you earn every hour that you work when you are paid by the hour?

400

The straight-time pay when working 25 hours with an hourly rate of $19.50.

What is $487.50?

400

The total pay when the hourly rate is $15, regular hours worked is 40, overtime hours is 4, and overtime pay is double time.

What is $720?
400

The total pay for 100 newspaper deliveries on Monday and 80 deliveries on Tuesday, at $0.40 per newspaper.

What is $72?

500

Regular Pay x 1.5

What is Time and a Half?

500

The number of hours James needs to work to earn $621 at $17.25 an hour. 

What is 36 hours?

500

The total pay when hourly rate is $16.20, regular hours worked is 40, overtime hours is 8, and overtime rate is time and a half.  

What is $842.40?

500

The total pay for 36 cakes and 42 cupcakes sold at $3.00 per cake and $0.75 per cupcake.

What is $139.50?