Variable Earnings

Casey has a job doing valet parking. Casey makes an hourly rate of $4.55 per hour plus tips. Last week Casey worked 26 hours and made $898.55. How much in tips did Casey earn last week?

• $34.56

• $118.30

• $157.25

• $780.25

Max has a monthly salary of $1,100 and also earns 7.5% commission on his sales. If Max had $43,000 in sales last month, what were his total earnings for the month?

• $3,225

• $4,050

• $4,325

• $5,150

Sally earns graduated commission on her sales each month. She earns 6% commission on the first $45,000 in sales and 8% on anything over that. If Sally had $51,000 in sales this month, how much commission did she earn?

a.b.c.d.

• $4,080

• $3,180

• $3,060

• $2,820

Choose the method of pay that would result in the most earnings for one month on sales of $60,000.

• Straight commission of 6% on all sales.

• Monthly salary of $1,500 plus 3% commission on all sales

• Graduated commission of 4% on the first $50,000 in sales and 10% on anything over that

• Graduated commission of 5% on the first $40,000 in sales and 9% on anything over that.

A graduated commission employee makes 3.5% interest on the first $50,000 in sales and 6.5% interest on all sales over $50,000. Which of the following expressions represents the employee’s total earnings on $81,500 in sales?

• (0.035)(50,000) + (0.065)(81,500

• (0.035)(50,000) + (0.065)(31,500)

• (0.35)(50,000) + (0.65)(31,500)

• (3.5)(50,000) + (6.5)(31,500)

An employee makes an hourly rate plus any tips they earn. This tip employee made a total of $400 by working 28 hours last week. If $253 of their total earnings was their tips, what is their hourly rate of pay?

• $5.25

• $5.61

• $8.82

• $9.04

Employee A: 6% commission on all sales

Employee B: 4% commission on the first $80,000 and 8% on anything over $80,000

How much more does a straight commission employee make than the graduated commission employee for sales of $100,000?

• $1,200

• $1,600

• $2,000

• $3,200