Terrence worked as a lifeguard 23 hours last week. If he earns 9.95 an hour, how much did he make?
Q. 2Karen's compensation is based on piecework. She is paid 0.67 for each order she fills for a manufacturer. A spreadsheet is used to calculate all the employees compensation. Cell B7 contains Karen's piece rate of pay and Cells C7 through G7 contain the number of orders Karen filled each day of the week. Which formula calculates Karen's gross pay for the week?
A) =B7C7
B) =B7C7G7
C) =B7SUM(C7:G7)
D) =B7/SUM(C7:G7)
Q. 3Josiah lives in a state with a state income tax. Last week, he earned 113.68. If Josiah had 4.38 taken out of his check in state tax, what is the state income tax rate to the nearest hundredth percent?
A) 4.05
B) 3.95
C) 3.90
D) 3.85
Q. 4Kenya earns a biweekly salary of 575 plus 13.5 commission on net sales over 1,500. Her total sales in the past week were 1,968.00 with 105.00 in returned sales. Her total sales the week before were 2,245.91 with 256.90 in returned sales. What is Kenya's gross earnings for the two-week period?
A) 892.52
B) 568.88
C) 362.31
D) 317.52
Q. 5Kermit Jacobs is married with 5 allowances. His weekly gross earnings are 1,050.00. He has 56.92 withheld for medical insurance, which are pre-tax dollars. Kermit also contributes 125 in pre-tax dollars each paycheck to a 401k. According to the tax table, he should pay 43 in federal taxes. If Kermit also has 6.2 in Social Security and 1.45 in Medicare taxes withheld, what is his net pay?
A) 868.08
B) 825.08
C) 758.67
D) 749.11
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