11 General - Unit 1 Topic 1

Alyssa receives a salary of $85 640. How much does she receive each fortnight?

• $3293.84

• $3293.85

• $1646.92

• $1646.93

• $7136.67

Christopher receives a normal hourly rate of $22.60 per hour. What is his pay when he works 8 hours at a normal rate and 3 hours at time and a half?

• $180.80

• $248.60

• $282.50

• $296.60

• $316.40

Bonnie is employed on a casual basis. She earns $15 per hour normally, with time-and-a-half. Last week, Bonnie worked from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and from 12 noon until 5 p.m. on Sunday. How much did she earn last week?

• $180

• $270

• $255

• $292.50

• $382.50

Taylah earns a weekly retainer of $425 plus commission of 8% on sales. What are her weekly earnings when she makes sales of $8620?

• $34

• $459.00

• $493.96

• $689.60

• $1114.60

Ahmet is a carpet layer and charges $37.50 per square metre of carpet laid. How much will he earn for laying carpet in a room that is 9 square metres?

• $37.50

• $46.50

• $112.50

• $225.00

• $337.50

Isabelle earns a royalty of 18% on sales of her autobiography. There were sales worth $24 520 last year. What is Isabelle's royalty payment?

• $4413.60

• $9616.00

• $20 106.40

• $24 520.00

• $28 933.60

Three different brands of gift wrap are sold in a store. Brand A contains 10 metres of gift wrap and costs $12, brand B contains 12 metres of gift wrap and costs $15, and brand C contains 20 metres of gift wrap and costs $20. Putting the brands in order from cheapest to most expensive per metre we get:

• A, B, C

• B, A, C

• C, B, A

• C, A, B

• B, C, A

On a particular day, the exchange rate between the Australian dollar and the Thai baht (THB) is 26.305. $550

• 20.91 baht

• 26.31 baht

• 550 baht

• 576.31 baht

• 14 467.75 baht

Mikki is planning a holiday to Bali. She has found some accommodation that will cost 350 000 Indonesian rupiah (IDR) per night, and she intends to stay for 7 nights. If the exchange rate between the Australian dollar and Indonesian rupiah is 8863.12, then her total accommodation cost in Australian dollars is:

• $34.49

• $276.43

• $340.49

• $564.14

• $1266.16

Adam has the following bills: electricity $250 per quarter, phone $70 per month, petrol $1200 per year and rent $300 per week. What is the total amount Adam should budget for the year?

• $358

• $720

• $1553

• $6640

• $18 640