Variable Earnings Answers

A restaurant worker earns a set amount per hour from their employer. They also receive tips from customers. Their earnings most closely resemble those of which of the following? a. An employee working on straight commission b. An employee working on commission plus salary c. An employee working on a piece-rate basis d. An employee working on a fixed salary Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Casey has a job doing valet parking. Casey makes an hourly rate of $4.55 per hour plus tips. Last week Casey worked 26 hours and made $898.55. How much in tips did Casey earn last week?a.$34.56b.$118.30c.$157.25d.$780.25

Mr. Gonzalez earns his living as a salary plus commission employee. His annual salary is $18,000. He makes 4% commission on all of his sales. Mr. Gonzalez wants to earn $60,000 this year. If his earnings are divided evenly throughout the year, how much in monthly sales would Mr. Gonzalez need to have?a.$37,500b.$87,500c.$100,000d.$125,000

The table below shows the earnings, in thousands of dollars, for three different commissioned employees. $2,000 + 3% on all sales7% on all sales5% on the first $40,000 + 8% on anything over $40,000December4.45.65.2January3.53.853.6February4.74.94.4Who had the largest dollar amount in sales for the month of January?a.The salary plus commission employee.b.The straight commission employee.c.The graduated commission employee.d.They each had the same dollar amount in sales.

Sally earns graduated commission on her sales each month. She earns 6% commission on the first $45,000 in sales and 8% on anything over that. If Sally had $51,000 in sales this month, how much commission did she earn?a.$4,080b.$3,180c.$3,060d.$2,820

Max has a monthly salary of $1,100 and also earns 7.5% commission on his sales. If Max had $43,000 in sales last month, what were his total earnings for the month?a.$3,225b.$4,050c.$4,325d.$5,150

Athena priced each of her art pieces at the same price and displayed them for sale in two different art shows. She made $495.80 from the first art show and $371.85 from the second show. If Athena sold 7 pieces of art, what price did each piece sell for?a.$109.52b.$109.66c.$123.81d.$123.95

Tamara earns her living as a salary plus commission employee. Her annual salary is $48,000, and she earns 4% commission on all sales she makes. If Tamara wants to make a total of $6,000 this month, how much in sales does she need to have? a. $30,000 b. $50,000 c. $100,000 d. $150,000 Please select the best answer from the choices provided

An employee makes an hourly rate plus any tips they earn. This tip employee made a total of $400 by working 28 hours last week. If $253 of their total earnings was their tips, what is their hourly rate of pay?a.$5.25b.$5.61c.$8.82d.$9.04

The earnings of two employees are given below:Employee A: 6% commission on all salesEmployee B: 4% commission on the first $80,000 and 8% on anything over $80,000How much more does a straight commission employee make than the graduated commission employee for sales of $100,000? a.$1,200b.$1,600c.$2,000d.$3,200