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Calculating Gross Pay Worksheet 2

1. Mike likes to work overtime because he earns time and a half (1 ½ times) his normal wage. Mike earns
$15.50 per hour. If Mike earns overtime pay for every hour over 40 per week, how much does he earn
in a 54 hour week?

2. Alexis earns $660 working 38 hours. How much does she earn per hour?

3. Use the chart below to find how much time each worker worked.
Employee Time In/Time Out Hours Worked
Mason 7:47 AM to 5:12 PM

Emily 8:01 AM to 6:15 PM

Rachael 9:05 AM to 4:35 PM

4. Eddie earns $50,000 per year in salary as a surveyor. How much is his gross paycheck if he is paid:

Monthly a)

Semimonthly b)

Biweekly c)

Weekly d)

5. Jack was offered a job paying $37,500 per year in salary. He currently earns $3,050 per month. Should
he take the job if he wants to earn more money? Prove your answer.

6. Grace earns $1.50 for every pumpkin she carves at a Halloween carnival fundraiser. If she can carve 8
pumpkins per hour, how much will she make in 3 hours?

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7. Stephanie earns $0.025 for every letter she stuffs in an envelope. She can stuff on average about 160
letters per hour. How long must she work to earn at least $200? Round your answer to the nearest hour.

8. Jeff earns a 35% commission on every air conditioner he sells. Yesterday he sold 2 air conditioners for
$1375 each and another one for $1050. How much did he make in commission?

9. Mark earns $500 per week in guaranteed salary plus a 12% commission on sales over $1000. How
much did he earn if his sales were $5000 last week?

10. Quinn is paid $18.25 per hour for a 40-hour work week plus 8% commission on sales. Quinn sold
$10,980 in sales. How much money did Quinn make this week (hourly pay and commission)?

11. Clark has a job that pays $15.30 per hour. He works 40 hours every week. He is offered a job with a
salary of $31,000. Should he take the new job or keep the one he has? Justify your answer.

12. Marissa’s job pays $48,000 a year. What is her gross weekly wage?

13. Will gets paid $20 per hour. For anything over 40 hours, he is paid overtime. He worked 48 hours this
week. What is Will’s gross pay this week?

14. Emily worked 62 hours this week. She is paid $28 per hour. She receives overtime pay for anything over
40 hours. She also worked an additional 8 hours on Saturday. She gets paid double on Saturday. What is
Emily’s gross pay for the week?

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