Mathematics for Business and Personal Finance

Chapter 1: Gross Income

Practice Tests

1
Susan Gregory works in an ice cream shop. She earns $8.75 per hour. Last week she worked 32 hours. What was her straight-time pay?
A)$262.50
B)$280.00
C)$332.50
D)$350.00
2
Find the straight-time pay: $9.25 per hour, 35 hours.
A)$315.00
B)$317.25
C)$318.75
D)$323.75
3
ALGEBRA Ray Horton is a laborer. He earns $16.25 per hour. How many hours per week must he work if he wants to earn approximately $585.00 per week?
A)34 hours
B)35 hours
C)36 hours
D)37 hours
4
Find the overtime pay. $8.50 per hour for 40 hours and time and a half for 4 hours.
A)$374.00
B)$76.50
C)$51.00
D)$34.00
5
Maria Gomez is a dental assistant. She earns $12.12 per hour and time and a half for overtime. What is her total pay for a week in which she works 45 hours?
A)$484.80
B)$545.40
C)$575.70
D)$606.00
6
Harold Crispen worked Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM with a half hour for lunch each day. How many total hours did he work?
A)21.0
B)22.5
C)28.0
D)30.0
7
Eddie Foster packs and seals pens at a rate of $0.235 per pack. At the end of his eight-hour shift, Foster has packed and sealed 480 packs of pens. How much did he earn?
A)$110.40
B)$112.80
C)$384.00
D)$902.40
8
Sharise Brody folds and glues corrugated cardboard boxes at the rate of $0.57 per box. If she averages 40 boxes per hour, how much is her average hourly pay?
A)$22.80
B)$24.00
C)$28.20
D)$37.60
9
ALGEBRA Sandra Woo delivers flowers. She earns $5.50 to deliver a small arrangement and $8.25 to deliver a large arrangement. Last week she made 52 deliveries and earned a total of $343.75. How many large arrangements did she deliver?
A)21
B)27
C)31
D)36
10
Paul Simmons earns $47,500 as an office manager. If his company issues weekly paychecks, how much is each check?
A)$913.46
B)$989.58
C)$1,826.92
D)$3,958.33
11
Julian Hathaway earns $32,000 annually as a teacher. If the school issues biweekly paychecks, how much is each check?
A)$615.38
B)$1,230.77
C)$1,333.33
D)$2,666.67
12
Walter Slater sells appliances and earns 2.5% commission in addition to his salary. Last month he sold $63,000 in appliances. How much was his commission check?
A)$157.50
B)$393.75
C)$1,575.00
D)$5,250.00
13
Faith Franklin sells furniture and earns 9% commission on her total sales. Last month she had $33,500 in sales. How much did she earn?
A)$2,791.67
B)$2,865.00
C)$2,976.00
D)$3,015.00
14
Ray Donato sells stereo equipment in an electronics store. He receives a graduated commission of 3% on the first $5,000 of sales, 5% on the next $7,000, and 6% on all sales over $12,000. Ray's sales for the past month totaled $17,600. What is his commission?
A)$336.00
B)$528.00
C)$836.00
D)$1,056.00
15
Ricardo Hamm is a window sales representative. He receives a graduated commission of 5% on the first $5,000 of sales, 6.5% on the next $15,000, and 7% on all sales over $20,000. What is his commission on $28,538 in sales?
A)$597.66
B)$1,572.66
C)$1,822.66
D)$5,279.53
16
Kim Lu, a data entry clerk, earns $12.25 per hour. She worked 36 hours last week. She also worked 12 hours at a part-time job life guarding at $9.00 per hour. What was Kim's total straight-time pay for both jobs?
A)$441.00
B)$549.00
C)$588.00
D)$765.00
17
Ben Armstrong earns $13.57 an hour plus time and a half for weekend work. Last week he worked his regular 40 hours plus 8 hours on Saturday. What was his total pay for the week?
A)$542.80
B)$651.36
C)$705.64
D)$759.92
18
You worked the following weekend hours:

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Your hourly rate is $8.75. You are paid time and a half for Saturday and double time for Sunday. What is your overtime pay for the weekend?
A)$140.00
B)$144.38
C)$216.56
D)$251.56
19
ALGEBRA Trina Martinez sells office furniture. She is guaranteed a minimum salary of $1,500 per month plus a commission of 6.5% of her total sales. What are Trina's total sales for a month in which her gross pay was $2,702.50?
A)$12,002.50
B)$18,500.00
C)$21,000.00
D)$41,576.92
20
Samantha Tan demonstrates cookware. She is paid $8.00 for each of the first 12 demonstrations in one day and $9.50 for each demonstration over 12. What is her commission if Samantha makes 15 demonstrations in one day?
A)$120.00
B)$124.50
C)$142.50
D)$150.00
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