Understanding Wages and Salaries

Marcus works as an electrician and earns $24.68/h. If it takes him 15 hours for one job, how much will he earn?

Martha works as a window dresser in her hometown of Victoria, BC. She charges $16.72/h and it takes her 5 hours to finish the window at a local department store. How much will her gross pay be for the job?

Ben works as a carpenter for $20.87/h. How much will he earn in a 40-hour work week?

Harpreet works in the trucking business. He charges $35.75/h to haul materials for a local contractor. Last week he worked the following hours: 6 hours on Monday, 8 hours on Tuesday, 8 hours on Wednesday, 12 hours on Thursday. What was his gross income for the week?

Last week, Chi worked 34 hours cutting lawns. His gross income was $329.12. What was his hourly wage?

Last year, Liliana earned $45 183.36 working in a Grande Prairie hair salon. What was her average monthly income?

If Janny works a 40-hour work week as a receiving clerk in the Powell River Hospital and earns $552.88 per week, what is her hourly wage?

Emile is a flag person and earned $321.25 last week. If he worked 32.5 hours, what was his hourly salary?

Antonio is a cashier in a store that sells Caribbean products, such as ginger syrup, ackee (a type of fruit), and dasheen (also known as taro, a root vegetable). How many hours did he work?If he earns $15.85 per hour, how much did he earn that week?

Monty works after school at a gas station in Swift Current, SK. He earns $9.45/h. How much would he earn if the time card below represents his work week?