ES Chapter 1 Wages

Carlos Perez works in a Baltimore, MD retail store called Ready-Go. Even though the Maryland minimum wage is $12.50/hr. Ready-Go pays Carlos $14.00/hr. And, instead of the legally required minimum overtime premium of 50%, Ready-Go chooses to pay its employees 75% more for overtime hours. Calculate what Carlos gets paid as an overtime wage.

• $24.50

• $21.00

• $14.00

• $28.00

John is an employee of Company ABC. John lives and works in a city where the local city or county minimum wage is $16.25/hour, their state minimum wage is $13.50/hour, and the prevailing federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour. What is the minimum hourly wage Company ABC must pay John?

• $16.25

• $13.50

• $7.25

• $9.00

How much pay did the person earn if they worked 40 hours with a pay $12.50 per hour?

• $275.00

• $500.00

• $250.00

• $50.00

What is the person's overtime pay if they earn 1.5 regular pay of $12.50 per hour?

• $12.50

• $18.75

• $6.25

• $20.00

The person worked 6 hours of overtime. The person earns $12.50 for regular pay per hour. The person earns 1.5 rate of regular pay per hour. What amount did they earn?

• $112.00

• $75

• $112.50

• $75.50

The person earned $500 for regular pay and $112.50 for overtime pay. What is the total amount of wages?

• $500

• $112.50

• $612.50

• $612.00

Match the following. How many paychecks per year.

• 4

• Weekly

• 26

• Monthly

• 52

• Biweekly

• 12

• Bimonthly

• 24

• Quarterly

Michelle earns $52,000 per year. What is the gross pay?

• $1000

• Weekly

• $2166.67

• Monthly

• $13000

• Bimonthly

• $2000

• Biweekly

• $4333.33

• Quarterly

Provides money to family members in the case of the employee’s death

Full or partial coverage of any medical-related expenses from doctor or hospital visits