Unit 1 Employment Test 1A

First and Last Name

Leah is paid semimonthly. How many fewer paychecks does she receive in a year compared to someone who is paid weekly?

• 24
• 26
• 28
• 40

Chris found a job listed online that pays a yearly salary of $83,200. What is the weekly salary based on this annual salary? Round to the nearest dollar.

• $228
• $1,600
• $3,200
• $6,933

Lisa is considering two job offers. One has an annual salary of $55.8K and the other has an annual salary of $58.2K. What is the difference in the semi-monthly pay for these two jobs?

• $100
• $200
• $240
• $2,400

Sandra's salary is $1,641.55 semimonthly. Her employer is planning to switch her pay frequency to biweekly. How much will her salary be biweekly? Round to the nearest cent.

• $729.58
• $1,459.16
• $1,515,28
• $2,051.94

Stanley earns $18 per hour. His regular hours are 40 hours per week, and he receives time-and-a-half overtime. Find his gross pay for a week in which he works 44 hours.

• $756
• $792
• $828
• $1,188

Cassidy worked her 40 regular hours last week plus 4 overtime hours at double time rate. Her gross pay was $912.00. What was her hourly rate?

• $10.35
• $19.00
• $20.75
• $22.80

Luis earns $15.00 per hour. If he works 40 hours per week and does not take any time off, what is his monthly salary?

• $2,400
• $2,500
• $2,600
• $2,700

Caitlin sells homes as a realtor. She receives 4% commission on the final sale price. During the month of May she sells 2 houses, for a total of $735,000. How much did she earn in commission?

• $2,940
• $14,700
• $29,400
• $294,000

Grant wrote a mystery novel and he receives a 9% royalty based on the total sales of the book. The book sells for $18, and 15,300 copies were sold last year. How much did Grant receive in royalty payments for last year?

• $24,786
• $247,860
• $275,400
• $300,186