AS Payment Schemes

Eight employees work in a team. Each employee is paid $16 an hour and the team share a group bonus between them, which is based on their output of product. For any production in excess of 500 units the team, as a group, is paid a bonus of $8 per unit. The bonus is shared equally and paid on a weekly basis.

Last week each member of the team worked 40 hours, and the team as a whole produced

560 units.

What is the pay of each member of the team?

• $700

• $760

• $1120

• $1200

An employee is paid $20 an hour basic pay for working 8 hours a day. Overtime is paid at the rate of a time and a half. A bonus is also paid of $40 for each unit produced in excess of 10 units

a day.

Yesterday the employee worked 10 hours and produced 11 units.

What was the employee’s pay for the day?

• $220

• $260

• $620

• $660

A company’s production team has four employees. Each employee is paid a basic rate of $20 an hour.

The team also shares a bonus between them, based on their output. For any production in

excess of 200 units, the team is paid a bonus of $8 per unit. This bonus is shared equally.

Last week each member of the team worked 35 hours, and the team as a whole produced 250 units.

What was the pay of each member of the team last week?

• $800

• $945

• $1050

• $1200

A company’s production workers are paid $16 an hour basic pay for working 7 hours a day.

Overtime is paid at the rate of a time and a quarter (basic pay plus 25%). An additional bonus is also paid at the rate of $4 per unit for output in excess of 20 units per day.

On Monday one employee worked 10 hours and produced 25 units.

What is the employee’s pay for Monday?

• $192

• $220

• $272

• $300

An employee worked a normal 35-hour week and was paid $15 per hour. He also worked 5 hours of overtime which was paid at $20 per hour and received a bonus of $50.

What was his total pay for the week?

• $525

• $600

• $625

• $675