OCS FM M2 Review

Isabel drives a truck for $8.75 an hour. If she worked 40 hours, what would her gross earnings be for one week?

• $525.00

• $350.00

• $351.50

Manuel is a word-processor operator. He makes $11.50 an hour. Determine his gross earnings for a week if he worked 52 hours. (Remember that overtime pay is 1.5)

• $460.00

• $598.00

• $1,180.00

Jolene gets paid 17 cents a tree for tree planting up north. In one week she planted 2437 trees. What is her wage?

• $414.29

• $41,429.00

• $4,142.90

A seamstress is paid $9.55 for every pair of pants made. If her production rate is 3 pants every 2 hours, how much money does she earn in an 8 hour day?

• $57.30

• $114.60

• $229.20

Sandra works as a nursing assistant at her town hospital. She earns $16.35/hour for a 40 hour work week. She earns time and a half for any hours worked over 40. If last week she worked 46 hours, calculate her gross pay.

• $801.15

• $752.10

• $654.00

Doug works for the City of Fredericton with the water department. He works a regular 40 hour work week at $14.20/hour. Last week a water-pipe broke below the ground on a holiday, he had to work 4 hours at overtime rate. Find Doug’s gross pay for that week.

• $624.80

• $568.00

• $653.20

The length of time for which an employee's wages are calculated is known as _________________.

• Production Rate

• Gross Pay

• Pay Period

The amount of time a person works beyond 40 hours in a week is called ___________________.

• Shift

• Overtime

• Hourly Wages

The number of items produced in a given amount of time (usually per hour) is called __________________.

• Production Rate

• Shift

• Piecework

The amount of money earned during a pay period before deductions is called __________________.

• Hourly Wages

• Overtime Pay

• Gross Pay