Mathematics with Business Applications

Chapter 1:

Practice Test

1.
Find the straight time pay: $9.25 per hour × 35 hours.
A)$315.00
B)$317.25
C)$318.75
D)$323.75
2.
Find the overtime pay at the overtime rate of time and a half: $8.50 per hour × 44 hours.
A)$374.00
B)$76.50
C)$51.00
D)$34.00
3.
Harold Crispen worked Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. with a half hour for lunch each day. What were his total hours worked?
A)21.0
B)22.5
C)28.0
D)30.0
4.
Eddie Foster packs and seals pens at the rate of $0.235 per pack. At the end of his eight-hour shift, Foster has packed and sealed 480 packs of pens. How much did he earn?
A)$110.40
B)$112.80
C)$384.00
D)$902.40
5.
Sharise Brodhead folds and glues corrugated cardboard boxes at the rate of $0.47 per box. If she averages 40 boxes an hour, how much is her average hourly pay?
A)$18.80
B)$24.00
C)$28.20
D)$37.60
6.
Paul Simmons earns $47,500 as an office manager for a CPA firm. If his company issues weekly paychecks, how much is each check?
A)$913.46
B)$989.58
C)$1,826.92
D)$3,958.33
7.
Julian Hathaway earns $21,000 annually as an administrative assistant. If his company issues biweekly paychecks, how much is each check?
A)$403.85
B)$437.50
C)$807.69
D)$1,750.00
8.
Walter Slater sells appliances and earns 2.5 percent commisssion in addition to his salary. Last month he sold $63,000 in appliances. How much was his commission check?
A)$157.50
B)$393.75
C)$1,575.00
D)$5,250.00
9.
Faith Bonds sells furniture and earns nine percent commission on her total sales. Last month she had $33,500 in sales. How much did she earn?
A)$2,791.67
B)$2,865.00
C)$2,976.88
D)$3,015.00
10.
Donald Jones sells stereo equipment in an electronics store. He receives three percent commission on his first $5,000 of sales, five percent on the next $7,000, and six percent on sales over $12,000. Jones's sales for the past month totaled $17,600. What is his commission for the month?
A)$336.00
B)$528.00
C)$836.00
D)$1,056.00
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