GETTING PAID 

CLERICAL OPENINGS
Entry-Level Positions​ available at a fast-growing computer graphics company.
Good communication and organizational skills required. Must have experience with
Excel​ and​ Word.
Salary: $44,000
Email Resume to: workhere@mail.com

Calculate your take home pay for the above job if: ​(4 marks)

/ = Divide
M = Months
W = Weeks
Hrs = Hours

$44,000 / 12m = $3677.00(Monthly) / 2 = $1833(Semi-Monthly)

$44,000 / 52w = $846.00(Weekly) x 2 = $1692(Bi-Weekly)
40hrs a week x 52W = 2080hrs a year
$44,000 / 2080hrs = $21.15(Hourly)

a) You are paid weekly.

$846.00 a week.

b) You are paid monthly.

$3667.00 a month.

c) You are paid bi-weekly.

$1692.00 bi-weekly.

d) You are paid semi-monthly.

$1833.00 semi monthly.

2. Gerry installs glass in automobiles.

$16/h x 35h/w = $560/w

35h/w x 52w = 1820h/y x $16/h = $29,120/y
$29,120/y / 12M = $2427/m / 2 = $1213BiMonthly
$29,120/y / 52W = $560/w x 2 = $1120BiWeekly.

a) He is paid $16 an hour for 35 hours a week. What are weekly earnings? ​(1 mark)
$560 a week
b) What are Gerry’s monthly earnings? ​(2 marks)
$2427 a month
$1213 Bi-monthly
**HINT - You need to find yearly earnings first.
Wait Staff Needed

Servers needed for a roadhouse opening close to the Community Centre.

Neat appearance and friendly personality a must.
Up to 44 hours weekly.
Minimum wage and time and a half for overtime.
Pick up job application at site.

3. You decide to apply for the above job. You can only work 6 hour shifts, 3 days a
week. You will be starting at minimum wage (which is $12.20). What will your pay be
for one week? ​(2 marks)

6Hrs x 3d/w = 18H/W x $12.20/h = $219.6/$220

$219.6 or $220 a week.

4. Your buddy Saara works at Swiss Chalet. She earns $13.00/hour. Last week she
worked 50 hours, plus got $150 in tips. How much does she pocket that week? (Hint:
For work more than 44 hours, she got overtime, which was time and a half.) ​(3 marks)

(OTH =OverTime Hours)

$13.00/hx44h = $572+6OTH = 1.5x$13 = $19.50/OTHx6OTH = $117
$572 + $117 = $689 + $150Tips = She pockets $839 that week.
5. Mehul is a subway driver and earns $25/hour regularly. However, if he works on a
holiday, he gets double time and a half. Greg worked 30 hours, PLUS 8 hours on New
Year’s Day. How much did he earn? ​(3 marks)

$25/hx30h = $750+8OTH = 2.5X$25 = $62.5x8 = $500 : $750+$500 = He earns

$1250.

6. Evelyn works at Shopper’s DrugMart. She is paid $14/hour and time and a half for
overtime (anything over 40 hours). This week she has worked 45 hours. What will her
pay be for this week? ​(3 marks)
$14/hx40hr = $560+5OTH = 1.5x$14 = $21.00x5OTH = $105+$560 = $665 that week.

7. Yvonne sells Nine West shoes. She earns 4% commission on all her sales.
Yesterday she sold $1500 worth of shoes. How much commission did she earn? ​(2
marks)
It doesn’t say how many were sold, or how much each individual product costs,
so;

4% commision = 0.04 x $1500 = She earned $60 in commission.

8. Omar sells electronics. He earns 10% on all his sales. If he sold $3500, how much
commission did he earn? ​(2 marks)

It doesn’t say how many were sold, or how much each individual product costs,
so;
10% commission = 0.10 x$3500 = He earned $250 in commission.

9. Zoya sells insurance. She earns $8/hour and 14% commission on all her sales.
Last week, she worked 35 hours and sold $20.58 worth of insurance. How much did
she earn altogether? ​(3 marks)
$8/hx35h = $280 + 0.14x$20.58 = $2.88 = $280 & $2.88 = She earned $282.88 all
together.

10. Lauren sells Tahitian Noni Juice (a health drink). She does not have a monthly
salary, but they give 25% commission on all her sales up to $1500, anything beyond
$1500 is given a 29% commission. How much did she make if she sold $2500 worth of
juice? ​(3 marks)
$1500+$1000 = $2500
0.25x$1500 = $375
+
0.29x$1000 = $290
=
She made $665 if she sold $2500 worth of juice.

11. Sabrina sells hairdressing supplies. She earns a weekly salary of $350, 6%
commission on the first $1000 in sales she makes each week, and 10% commission on
sales over $1000. Determine her weekly salary for the following week. ​(3 marks)
These are her sales for the week:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

710 315 150 345 230

Mon--Tues = $1025 - $25 = $1000 Wed(+25)--Fri = $750 Total Sales = $1750

0.06x$1000 = $60
0.10X$750 = $75
$60+$75 = $135
$135+$350 = She makes a total of $485 that week.

12. Alejandro was a tree planter up north last summer. He is given room and board,
but no salary. For each tree he plants, he earns $1.50. He planted 137,000 trees last
summer. How much did he take home? ​(2 marks)

$1.50/Tree x 137,000 Trees = He took home $205,500.

13. Anna builds wooden pallets. She is paid 35 cents for each pallet she builds. She
can regularly make 1230 pallets in a week. How much does she earn on average every
week? ​(2 marks)

35 Cents a pallet, times 1230 pallets = 0.35x1230 = She earns $430.50 on average
every week.

14. Ladan sells creative memories scrapbook materials. She earns 10% on the first
$1000 of sales and 15% commission on sales above $1000. How much does she make
if she sells $2053.35 in a month? ​(2 marks)

0.10 x $1000 = $100

0.15 x $1053.35 = $158

$100 + $158 = She makes $258 in commission if she sells $2053.35 in a month.

15. Vanessa sells furniture. She receives a monthly salary of $1000 and earns 3%
commission on her sales. Her sales for each week of one month are shown below.
Find her total monthly earnings. ​(3 marks)

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

$1225 $7229 $8445 $1539

Total: $18,438 x 0.03 = $553.14

$1225 x 0.03 = $36.75
$7229 x 0.03 = $216.87
$8445 x 0.03 = $253.35
$1539 x 0.03 = $46.17
TOTAL: $553.14

$553.14 + $1000/m = $1553.14 Total monthly earnings.