BMATH Worksheet No.

WORKSHEET NO. 4

Unit 2: Salaries and Wages

Solve the following problems. Completely and neatly show your solutions.

1. Jeboy is working in a factory and paid on a per-piece basis. He was able to produce
the following:
Monday 230 Thursday 189
Tuesday 175 Friday 405
Wednesday 319
Find his earnings for the week under the following piece-rate plan.
Quantity Rate per 100 pieces
Less than 100 ₱95.00
100 - 200 ₱110.00
201 - 300 ₱125.50
301 - 400 ₱140.00
Over 400 ₱155.00

2. Allen is paid based on a graduated piece-rate as follows:

Quantity Rate per piece
first 100 ₱1.00
next 100 ₱1.25
next 100 ₱1.50
Exceeding 300 ₱1.75

Compute Allen’s earnings assuming the following productions: (a) 142 pieces; (b) 310
pieces; (c) 203 pieces; (d) 95 pieces

3. Carl is paid on an hourly basis. Forty hours a week is considered his regular hours and
anything in excess is considered overtime. His regular rate is P15.00 per hour and he is
paid 25% premium on overtime. He worked for the following hours for the past week:
Monday 8 hours Thursday 10 hours
Tuesday 4 hours Friday 8 hours
Wednesday 8 hours
Compute for his gross earnings.

4. Alex earns a regular daily rate of ₱450 and works 5 days a week, Tuesday to Saturday.
She was requested by her boss to work on December 30, Rizal Day, which is a regular
holiday. However, Rizal Day fell on Monday, which was Alex’s rest day. How much is the
gross earnings of Alex for the week assuming that her only overtime was on Monday and
she worked for 12 hours that day.

5. Carmen is a worker in a textile firm. She is paid a regular hourly rate of ₱36.95. The
firm has regular working days from Monday to Saturday. Find her gross earnings for the
week if she worked the following hours:
Monday 8 hours Thursday 4 hours
Tuesday 10 hours Friday 10 hours
Wednesday 12 hours Saturday 8 h0urs

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