Unit 1 Test - Jobs and Earnings

Read the following job advertisement.

"Laborer needed. Monday-Friday. 8am-4pm. $18/hr to start."

Given that you get 30 mins of unpaid lunch, how many hours per day would you be working?

• 7

• 7.5

• 8

• 8.5

Read the following job advertisement.

"Laborer needed. Monday-Friday. 8am-4pm. $18/hr to start."

If you receive 30 minutes of unpaid lunch every day, how many hours per week would you work at this job?

• 30

• 35

• 37

• 37.5

Martin earns $17/hour and works 40 hours per week. Determine his gross pay per week.

• $680

• $720

• $560

• $800

Deductions are:

• costs, such as taxes, that are removed from total earnings.

• the total amount earned in a week.

• the amount added to you weekly earnings.

• none of the above

A women's clothing store pays all salespeople 7% commission on all sales. Calculate the monthly earnings for Sara is she sells $10 500 worth of merchandise.

• $1050

• $938

• $882

• $735

A women's clothing store pays all salespeople 7% commission on all sales. Calculate the monthly earnings for Sara is she sells $12 600 worth of merchandise.

• $1050

• $938

• $882

• $735

A women's clothing store pays all salespeople 7% commission on all sales. Calculate the monthly earnings for Sara is she sells $13 400 worth of merchandise.

• $1050

• $938

• $882

• $735

A women's clothing store pays all salespeople 7% commission on all sales. Calculate the monthly earnings for Sara is she sells $15 000 worth of merchandise.

• $1050

• $938

• $882

• $735

Ryan is a manager of a clothing store. He earns a base salary of $500 per week plus a 6% commission on sales. Calculate his total weekly earnings if he sells $1300 worth of merchandise.

• $578

• $600

• $625

• $700

Sandy earns $23.50/hour for the city of Hamilton. She usually works 42 hours per week and is paid bi-weekly. How many hours will Sandy work in a 2-week period?

• 84

• 42

• 100

• 78