FA Chapter 6: Employment

Josephine is looking for a new part-time job as a plumber. She responds to a classified ad for a position that pays 44.5K. What would her weekly salary be to the nearest cent if she gets this job?

• $1854.17

• $855.77

• $1711.54

• $3708.34

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Frank got a new job through the Valley Employment Service. The job pays $51K per year, and the agency fee is equal to 35% of one month’s pay. How much must Frank pay the agency?

• $1500.00

• $4250.00

• $1785.00

• $1487.50

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Derek is placing a seven-line classifi ed job for an assistant. The following piecewise function gives the price of an x-line ad.

a(x) =

{ 32 when x ≤ 3

{ 32 + 9(x − 3) when x > 3

Find the difference between the cost of a 6-line ad and the cost of a 7-line ad.

• $9

• $15

• $3

• $32

Carole worked her 40 regular hours last week plus 5 overtime hours at the time-and-a-half rate. Her gross pay was $451.25. What was her hourly rate?

• $7.50

• $10.00

• $9.50

• $8.50

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Tania earns $13.50 per hour at the Glendale Florist. She regularly works 40 hours per week. She is paid time-and-a-half for each hour of overtime work. Last week she worked 43 hours. What was her gross pay for the week?

• $580.50

• $600.75

• $1161.00

• $540.00

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Jim received a total piecework paycheck of $291.81. He receives 71 cents per unit produced. How many units did he produce?

• 380

• 300

• 411

• 400

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Jean’s Jeans pays its sales staff a commission of 4% of the

first $1,000 in sales and 6% of the balance of sales, plus a weekly salary. If a salesperson sold x dollars worth of clothing and x > $1,000, express the commission earned algebraically.

Gabe contributes 15% of the total cost of his individual health care coverage. He pays $28.80 per week towards this contribution. What is the total value of Gabe’s health care coverage for the year?

• $10,000.00

• $1497.60

• $5321.00

• $9,984.00

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Anton works at First National Bank. His employer offers him a pension retirement plan which will be 1.45% of his average salary for the last five years of employment for every year worked. Anton is planning on retiring at the end of this year after 22 years of employment. His salaries for the last five years are $92,000; $92,800;$99,000; $100,500; and $105,000. Calculate Anton’s pension.

• $31217.34

• $97,860.00

• $141,970.00

• $82,321.24

Patrick earns x dollars per hour for his regular 40 hours per week. He also works three hours overtime each week, at a time-and-a-half rate. Express his annual salary algebraically.

• 24(44.5x)

• 26(44.5x)

• 52(44.5x)

• 12(44.5x)