smc-4331-10-Wages

Financial Maths, SMB-005

On a weekend, Abbey works 8 hours at her normal pay rate and 12 hours at time and a half of her normal pay.

Abbey was paid $707.20 in total for this work.

What is her normal pay rate per hour? (2 marks)

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`$27.20\ text(per hour)`

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`text(Total normal hours)`

`= 8 + 1.5 xx 12`

`= 26`

`:.\ text(Abbey’s normal pay rate)`

`= 707.20/26`

`= $ 27.20\ text(per hour.)`

Financial Maths, SMB-004

John, Olivia and Louis are picking grapes to earn money.

Their pay is based on the number of tonnes of grapes they pick.

	Tonnes picked
John	4
Olivia	3
Louis	1

Their total pay is $640.

How much does Olivia earn? (2 marks)

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`$240`

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`text(Payment per tonne)`

`= 640/8`

`= $80`

`:.\ text(Olivia earns)`	`= 3 xx 80`
	`= $240`

Financial Maths, SMB-002

Bella is an electrician.

She charges $150 to attend a job and then a fixed price for each minute she spends on the job.

The graph below shows Bella's charge based on the number of minutes she spends at the job.

How much will Bella charge for a job that takes 60 minutes? (2 marks)

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`$330`

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`text(Charge to attend = $150)`

`text(From the graph,)`

`=>\ text(50 minute job costs $300)`

`:.\ text(C)text(ost per minute)`

`= (300-150)/50 = $3`

`:.\ text(C)text(ost of 60 minute job)`

`= 150 + 60 xx 3`

`= $330`

Financial Maths, SMB-001

Olivia earned $17.24 per hour working at a pizza store.

This week she worked for `8 1/4` hours.

She used the money she earned this week to buy concert tickets for herself and her friends.

Each concert ticket cost $14.15.

Calculate the maximum number of concert tickets Olivia could have bought? (2 marks)

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`10`

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`text(Money earned)`	`= 8 1/4 xx 17.24`
	`= $142.23`

`:.\ text(Maximum tickets)`	`= 142.23/14.15`
	`= 10.05…`
	`= 10`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2022 HSC 7 MC

Tian is paid $20.45 per hour, as well as a meal allowance of $16.20 per day.

What are Tian's total earnings if she works 9 hours per day for 5 days?

`$329.85`
`$936.45`
`$1001.25`
`$1649.25`

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`C`

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`text{Earnings (5 days)}`	`=5 xx [(9 xx 20.45) + 16.20]`
	`=5 xx 200.25`
	`=$1001.25`

`=>C`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2019 HSC 7 MC

Julia earns $28 per hour. Her hourly pay rate increases by 2%.

How much will she earn for a 4-hour shift with this increase?

$2.24
$28.56
$112
$114.24

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`D`

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`text(Hourly rate)`	`= 28 xx 1.02`
	`= $28.56`

`:.\ text(Shift earnings)`	`= 4 xx 28.56`
	`= $114.24`

`=> D`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2017 HSC 6 MC

Tom earns a weekly wage of $1025. He also receives an additional allowance of $87.50 per day when handling toxic substances.

What is Tom’s income in a fortnight in which he handles toxic substances on 5 separate days?

$1112.50
$1462.50
$2225.00
$2487.50

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`D`

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`text(Fortnightly wage)`	`= 2 xx 1025`
	`= $2050`

`text(Allowances)`	`= 5 xx 87.50`
	`= $437.50`

`:.\ text(Income)`	`= 2050 + 437.50`
	`= $2487.50`

`=>D`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2016 HSC 26e

Jenny earns a yearly salary of $63 752. Her annual leave loading is 17.5% of four weeks pay.

Calculate her total pay for her four weeks of annual leave. (3 marks)

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`$5762.20`

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`text(4 weeks’ normal pay)`

`= 4/52 xx 63\ 752`

`= $4904`

`:.\ text(Annual leave pay)`

`= 4904(1 + 17.5/100)`

`= $5762.20`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2016 HSC 20 MC

Isabella works a 35-hour week and is paid at an hourly rate of $18. Any overtime hours worked are paid at time-and-a-half. In a particular week, she earned $1008.

How many hours in total did Isabella work in this week to earn this amount?

37.3
42
49
56

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`=> C`

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`text(Let)\ \ X=\ text(number of extra hours worked.)`

`text(Total wage)`	`= 35 xx 18 + X xx 27`
`1008`	`= 630 + 27X`
`27X`	`=378`
`X`	`=14`

`:.\ text(Total hours worked)\ =35+14=49`

`=> C`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2004 HSC 27b

David is paid at these rates:

His time sheet for last week is:

Calculate David’s gross pay for last week. (3 marks)

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David decides not to work on Saturdays. He wants to keep his weekly gross pay the same. How many extra hours at the weekday rate must he work? (1 mark)

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`$414.00`
`text(9 extra hours)`

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i. `text{Pay (Fri)}`	`= text(4 hours) xx 18.00`
	`= $72.00`
`text{Pay (Sat)}`	`= 6\ text(hours) xx 1.5 xx 18.00`
	`= $162.00`
`text{Pay (Sun)}`	`= 5\ text(hours) xx 2 xx 18.00`
	`= $180.00`

`:.\ text(Gross pay)`	`= 72 + 162 + 180`
	`= $414.00`

ii. `text(Pay on Sat) = $162.00`

`text(Weekly equivalent hours)`

`= 162/18`

`= 9\ text(hours)`

`:.\ text(He will have to work 9 extra hours on)`

`text(a weekday for the same gross pay)`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2007 HSC 3 MC

Joe is about to go on holidays for four weeks. His weekly salary is $280 and his holiday loading is 17.5% of four weeks pay.

What is Joe’s total pay for the four weeks holiday?

$196
$329
$1169
$1316

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`D`

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`text(Salary)\ text{(4 weeks)}`	`= 4 xx 280`
	`= $1120`

`text(Holiday loading)`	`= 1120 xx 17.5%`
	`= $196`

`:.\ text(Total pay)`	`= 1120 + 196`
	`= $1316`

`=> D`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2008 HSC 7 MC

Luke’s normal rate of pay is $15 per hour. Last week he was paid for 12 hours, at time-and-a-half.

How many hours would Luke need to work this week, at double time, to earn the same amount?

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`D`

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`text(Amount earned last week)`

`= 12 xx 1.5 xx 15`

`= $270`

`text(Double time rate)`	`= 2 xx 15`
	`= $30 text(/hr)`

`:.\ text(# Hours at double time)`

`= 270/30`

`= 9\ text(hrs)`

`=> D`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2009 HSC 10 MC

Billy worked for 35 hours at the normal hourly rate of pay and for five hours at double time. He earned $561.60 in total for this work.

What was the normal hourly rate of pay?

$7.02
$12.48
$14.04
$16.05

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`B`

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`text(Let hourly rate) = $X\ text(per hour)`

`35X + 5(2X)`	`= 561.60`
`45X`	`=561.60`
`X`	`= 561.60/45`
	`= $12.48`

`=> B`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2012 HSC 18 MC

Jo qualifies for both Rent Assistance and Youth Allowance and receives a fortnightly payment from the government.

Rent Assistance is $119.40 per fortnight.

The maximum Youth Allowance is $402.70 per fortnight. It is reduced by 50 cents in the dollar for any income earned over $236 per fortnight.

Jo earns $300 per fortnight from a part-time job.

What is the total payment Jo receives each fortnight from the government?

$370.70
$372.10
$458.60
$490.10

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`D`

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`text(Rent assistance)\ = $119.40`

`text(Youth allowance)`	`= 402.70\ text(less 50c per dollar)\ \ (text(income) > $236)`
	`= 402.70-0.5(300-236)`
	`= 402.70-32`
	`= $370.70`

`:.\ text{Total Payment}`	`=119.40 + 370.70`
	`=$490.10`

`=> D`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2013 HSC 11 MC

An enterprise agreement has the following annual salary arrangements:

George's employer pays 6% more than the enterprise agreement. He is on Step 3 and receives an allowance for Leader 2.

What is George's gross monthly pay?

$4375.00
$4412.50
$4600.00
$4637.50

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`D`

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♦ Mean mark 46%

`text(Gross annual pay)`	`=(45\ 000+7500)xx1.06`
	`=$55\ 650`

`:.\ text(Gross monthly pay)`	`=(55\ 650)/12`
	`=$4637.50`

`=>\ D`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2013 HSC 3 MC

Luke's normal rate of pay is $24.80 per hour. In one week he worked 14 hours at the normal rate, 4 hours at time-and-a-half, and 3 .5 hours at double time. He was also paid a wet weather allowance of $50 for the week.

What was his pay for the week?

$583.20
$620.40
$669.60
$719.60

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`D`

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`text(Pay)`	`=(14xx24.80)+(4xx1.5xx24.80)+(3.5xx2xx24.80)+50`
	`=347.20+148.80+173.60+50`
	`=$719.60`

`=>D`

`W`	`= 300 + 0.05 xx 32\ 000`
	`= 300 + 1600`
	`= 1900`