Quiz about Gross Pay Review

Question 1

What is hourly wage?

Accepted Answer

The amount you earn per hour

Answer

The amount you earn in one day

Answer

The amount you earn per piece completed

Question 2

Getting paid every two weeks...

Accepted Answer

bi-weekly

Answer

Semi-Monthly

Answer

Monthly

Answer

Annually

Question 3

If you are paid 52 times a year, you are getting paid...

Accepted Answer

Weekly

Answer

Bi-Weekly

Answer

Semi-Monthly

Answer

Monthly

Question 4

Annual salary is the amount of money you are paid..

Accepted Answer

Yearly

Answer

Monthly

Answer

Semi-Monthly

Answer

Bi-Weekly

Question 5

Getting paid bi-weekly means you get paid this many times a year...

Accepted Answer

26

Answer

12

Answer

24

Answer

52

Question 6

A chemical technician earns $750 per week. How much will she earn in one year?

Accepted Answer

$39000.00

Answer

$3000.00

Answer

$32500.00

Answer

$2800.00

Question 7

An accountant receives a yearly salary of $72,000.  Find his monthly salary.

Accepted Answer

$6000.00

Answer

$864,000.00

Answer

$600.00

Question 8

A part-time receptionist earns $6.75 per hour.  If she works 30 hours, how much  will she earn?

Accepted Answer

$202.50

Answer

$4.44

Answer

$30

Answer

$5,400

Question 9

Overtime at time and a half pay is determined by: ____________________

Accepted Answer

multiplying the regular pay x 1.5

Answer

adding the hours worked to the hours worked overtime

Answer

multiplying the hours worked by the hours worked overtime

Question 10

If your earn $8 per hour, what is your overtime rate at time and a half?

Accepted Answer

$12.00

Answer

$8.00

Answer

$16.00

Answer

$24.00

Question 11

Alice worked 52 hours this week. She gets paid $11.55 per hour for the first 40 hours and then gets time-and-a-half for the rest of the time. How much money did she make this week?

Accepted Answer

$669.90

Answer

$484.64

Answer

$374.00

Answer

$600.60

Question 12

Carla works at Burger Time. She earns $ 9.00 per hour. This week she worked 45 hours. Notice that she worked overtime because she worked more than 40 hours. What was her week's gross pay?

Accepted Answer

$427.50

Answer

$13.50

Answer

$405.00

Question 13

If Juan makes $448 and he works for 32 hours how much does he make per hour?

Accepted Answer

$14

Answer

$19

Answer

$15

Answer

$18

Question 14

The amount a worker is paid per item made or task performed is called __________________

Accepted Answer

Piecework

Answer

Commission

Answer

Variable Rate

Question 15

Piecework is...

Accepted Answer

is an amount of money earned per unit of work

Answer

is amount of money per hour

Answer

is an amount of money per day

Answer

is a percentage paid to you of the total sales

Question 16

Lois works at a local sewing factory where she is paid .25 for each zipper she sews. What would be her pay for the day in which she sews 214 zipper?

Accepted Answer

53.50

Answer

214.00

Answer

214.00

Question 17

Daniel is a barber at Slick Cuts.  He charges $17 per haircut.  By Saturday, he has given 50 haircuts.  What is his total pay?

Accepted Answer

$850

Answer

$67

Answer

$5100

Answer

$935

Question 18

A worker gets paid for each thing they make.

Accepted Answer

Piecework

Answer

Double time

Answer

Time and a 1/2

Answer

Overtime pay

Answer

Straight time pay

Question 19

Beanie works cleaning carpets.  He charges $99 per room.  If he cleans 3 rooms in one home, 5 in another, and 4 in a third home, how much will he make?

Accepted Answer

$1188

Answer

$792

Answer

$891

Answer

$693

Question 20

Payment based on the percentage of sales is ____.

Accepted Answer

Commission

Answer

Tips

Answer

Piecework

Answer

Hourly Rate

Question 21

To change the percent into a decimal you must...

Accepted Answer

any of the above

Answer

Move the decimal to the left two spaces

Answer

divide the percent by 100

Answer

type the number and hit the % sign on your calculator

Question 22

Change the percent to a decimal.

12%

Accepted Answer

0.12

Answer

1.2

Answer

0.012.

Answer

1.42

Question 23

Change the percent to a decimal.

25%

Accepted Answer

0.25

Answer

2.5

Answer

25

Answer

0.025

Question 24

Change the percent to a decimal.

7%

Accepted Answer

0.07

Answer

.007

Answer

7

Answer

70

Question 25

Which is the decimal equivalent to 4.5%?

Accepted Answer

0.045

Answer

4.5

Answer

0.45

Answer

0.0045

Question 26

A salesperson receives a commission of 6% on all sales.  If she sold $5000   worth of items in one week, find her commission.

Accepted Answer

$300.00

Answer

$3000.00

Answer

$833.33

Answer

$50.00

Question 27

Jessica earns a base salary of $150.00 every week with an additional 14% commission on everything she sells. If Jessica sold $1650.00 worth of items last week, what was her total pay?

Accepted Answer

$381

Answer

$231

Answer

$252

Answer

$1,650

Question 28

A car salesperson receives a commission of 8% on all sales.  If he sold   $40,000 worth of cars in one week, find his commission.

Accepted Answer

$3200.00

Answer

$320,000.00

Answer

$5000.00

Question 29

The total amount you earn BEFORE any deductions are subtracted is called __________ pay.

Accepted Answer

Gross

Answer

Bonus

Answer

Incentive

Answer

Net

Question 30

Gross income minus deductions equal your net income.
If Amorelle made $384 in gross income and her deductions are $122, what is her net income?

Accepted Answer

$262

Answer

$506

Answer

$406

Answer

$266

Question 31

Net income is:

Accepted Answer

the amount of money you receive AFTER deductions are subtracted from your gross income

Answer

the total amount of money you earn before deductions.

Answer

a debt or money that is owed to someone.

Answer

the hourly rate of pay

Question 32

Yvonne's gross income: $703
Yvonne's deductions: $251.18
Yvonne's net income: ?

Accepted Answer

$451.82

Answer

$551.82

Answer

$954.18

Answer

$25,812.00

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