1.
Michael has taken a commission to carve a mask. He is to be paid 9,000 dollars for the work and once he was finished he calculated he was paid 50 dollar per hour. Approximately how long did the mask take him to complete?
Solution: 9000÷50 = 180 hours.
2.
Bryce works in a fish canning factory. He receives a wage of $18.23 per hour worked from Monday to Friday. On weekends, he earns time and a half. If Bryce worked 5 hours per day from Thursday to Sunday, determine his earnings for that week.
Solution: 10 regular hrs + 10 overtime hrs. Earnings = 10×18.23 + 10×18.23×1.5 = $455.75.
3.
Jessica is working for minimum wage in Whitehorse, Yukon Territories. If she works for 35 hours per week for 36 weeks in a year, what is her gross yearly salary?
Solution: 10.72 × 35 × 36 = $13,507.20.
4.
In 2008, the starting wage for a barista in Wyoming was 8.50 USD per hour. At the same period the starting wage for a barista was 5.35 GBP per hour in London, England. Calculate the difference between the two wages. (1.0000 USD = 0.6049 GBP).
Solution: 5.35 GBP = 8.84 USD. Difference = 8.84 − 8.50 = 0.34 USD.
5.
Ling earns 12 dollar per hour for a 40-hour workweek. She is paid time-and-a-half for every hour worked over 40 hours during a week. Ling earned 930 dollars last week. How many overtime hours did she work?
Solution: Regular pay = 40×12=$480. Overtime pay = 930−480=$450. Overtime rate = 18/hr. Hours = 450÷18=25.
6.
Sara works 30 hours per week and earns $17.25 per hour. She is offered a 13% pay raise if she stays with the company one year. How much more per hour will she make?
Solution: 17.25 × 0.13 = $2.24.
7.
Surinder's gross pay last year was $24,000. He is paid twice a month. Calculate how much he would pay in EI premiums for the year.
Solution: Weekly equivalent = 24000÷52 = 461.54. EI = 7.98/week × 52 = $414.96.
8.
Nathaniel works in an isolated community in the Northwest Territories for 6 months of the year, for which he earns isolation pay. His annual salary is 52,145 dollars. If he earned a total of 61,531.10 dollars, what was his isolation pay rate?
Solution: Isolation pay = 61531.10−52145=9386.10. Rate = 9386.10÷52145≈18%.
9.
Terry works as a blueberry picker and is paid $0.82/lb. If Terry picks an average of 20 pounds per hour, how much does Terry make in an 8 hour day?
Solution: 0.82 × 20 × 8 = $131.20.
10.
Cho has a commercial crabbing license in Surrey, British Columbia. He estimates that to run his boat costs him 7,000 dollars for the 9 week season. If he sells his catch for an average of 6.25 dollar a pound, how many pounds of crab must he sell so that he clears at least 10,000 dollars for the season?
Solution: Revenue needed = 17000. Pounds = 17000÷6.25 = 2720 ≈ 2700.
11.
Belinda earned $401.23 last week. Determine her CPP deductions using the charts provided.
Solution: Using the AW table, CPP deduction = $16.53.
12.
Robert works in a manufacturing plant in Fort St John, British Columbia. He works 32 hours per week, 36 weeks per year and is paid $24.50 per hour. Calculate the deduction for his CPP contributions for the entire year.
Solution: Gross income = 24.50×32×36 = 28224. CPP = 28224×0.0495 = $1,397.09.
13.
Lionel is a roof shingles installer. He is paid $48.00 for every pallet of shingles he installs in a day. He does not receive payment for partial pallets. If each pallet contains 12 bundles of shingles, how much will Lionel earn if he installed 54 bundles of shingles in one day?
Solution: 54÷12=4.5 pallets, paid for 4 complete pallets. 4×48=$192.
14.
Sean earns 12.40 dollar per hour and is paid time and a half for any hours worked over 40 within one week. One week last month his gross income was 589 dollars. How many overtime hours did Sean work?
Solution: Regular pay = 496. Overtime pay = 93. Overtime rate = 18.60/hr. Hours = 93÷18.6 = 5.
15.
Isaac runs a painting business. He received 12,000 dollars from a client for a job. The job had costs: supplies 1,500 dollars; paint 3,200 dollars; 4 employees earning 12 dollar per hour for 32 hours. How much money was left for Isaac?
Solution: Labour=4×12×32=1536. Total costs=1536+1500+3200=6236. Profit=12000−6236=5764.
16.
Caileh works in a manufacturing plant in Fort St John, British Columbia. She works 44 hours per week, 36 weeks per year and is paid $46.50 per hour. Calculate the deduction for her Employment Insurance for the entire year.
Solution: Income = 73656. EI = 73656×0.0173 = $1,274.25.
17.
Carla has taken a commission to knit a blanket for a baby shower. She is to be paid 200 dollars for the work and once she was finished she calculated she was paid 15 dollar per hour. How many hours and minutes did the blanket take her to complete?
Solution: 200÷15 = 13.33 hr = 13 h 20 min.
18.
Darius earns $12.00 per hour for 32 hours per week. Determine the total amount he will pay in CPP and EI over the course of 4 weeks.
Solution: Weekly CPP+EI = 22.32. Over 4 weeks: 22.32×4 = $89.28.
19.
Annie's time card is shown below. How many hours and minutes did Annie work on Thursday, Friday and Saturday?
Solution: Thursday 10 h, Friday 10 h 15 min, Saturday 9 h. Total = 29 h 15 min.
20.
Jean-Claude's gross pay is $410.12 weekly. His deductions are 23%. What amount is deducted weekly from his pay?
Solution: 410.12 × 0.23 = $94.33.
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