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- 1. Multiple Choice
Enid wrote a textbook for high school students. She receives a 5% royalty based on the total sales of the book. The book sells for $51.95, and 12,341 copies were sold last year. How much did Enid receive in royalty payments for last year, to the nearest cent?
$30,167.89
$9,053.85
$32,055.75
$6,617.05
- 2. Multiple Choice
Rock singer and writer Beep Blair is paid 11.5% on her CD sales and music downloads. Last year, she sold 1.22 million CDs and 2.1 million music downloads. The CDs were sold to music stores for $5 each, and the music downloads were $1 each.
a. What was the total amount of CD sales?
$1,500,000
$5,500,000
$7,100,000
$6,100,000
- 3. Multiple Choice
Rock singer and writer Beep Blair is paid 11.5% on her CD sales and music downloads. Last year, she sold 1.22 million CDs and 2.1 million music downloads. The CDs were sold to music stores for $5 each, and the music downloads were $1 each.
b. What was the total amount of downloads?
$2,100,000
$1,900,000
$4,600,000
$5,300,000
- 4. Multiple Choice
Rock singer and writer Beep Blair is paid 11.5% on her CD sales and music downloads. Last year, she sold 1.22 million CDs and 2.1 million music downloads. The CDs were sold to music stores for $5 each, and the music downloads were $1 each.
c. How much did Beep Blair receive in royalties last year?
$1,100,000
$998,000
$943,000
$857,000
- 5. Multiple Choice
Mr. Corona sells magazines part-time. He is paid a monthly commission. He receives 21% of his first $1,500 in sales and 14% of the balance of his sales. Last month he sold $2,233 worth of magazine subscriptions. How much commission did he earn last month?
$417.62
$315.00
$102.62
$733.00
- 6. Multiple Choice
Casey is a real estate agent. She earns 8.15% commission on each sale she makes. After working with a potential buyer for 3½ months, she finally sold a house for $877,000. What did Casey earn in commissions for this sale?
$77,000
$71,475.50
$800,000
$81,296.75
- 7. Multiple Choice
Barry works at Larry’s Computer Outlet. He receives a weekly salary of $310 plus 3.05% commission based on his sales. Last year, he sold $1,015,092 worth of computer equipment. How much money did Barry earn last year, to the nearest cent?
$30,960.31
$16,120
$28,772
$47,080.31
- 8. Multiple Choice
Jill picks corn and gets paid at a piecework rate of 55 cents per container for the fi rst 300 containers picked. She receives 60 cents per container for every container over 300 that she picks. Last week, Jill picked 370 containers. How much did she earn?
$207
$165
$112
$238
- 9. Multiple Choice
Ms. Halloran works in a factory. She receives a salary of $9.10 per hour and piecework pay of 15 cents per unit produced. Last week she worked 40 hours and produced 988 units.
a. What was her piecework pay? What was her total hourly pay for the week? What was her total pay for the week?
List answers with commas between.
(Piecework pay, total hourly pay, total pay for the week)
$111.13; $350; $608
$148.20; $364; $512.20
$98.75; $289.10; $428.55
$121.66; $354.91; $702
- 10. Multiple Choice
Ms. Halloran works in a factory. She receives a salary of $9.10 per hour and piecework pay of 15 cents per unit produced. Last week she worked 40 hours and produced 988 units.
b. If her boss offered to pay her a straight $13 per hour and no piecework pay for the week, would she earn more or less than under the piecework pay system? (more or less)
More
Less
- 11. Multiple Choice
Ms. Halloran works in a factory. She receives a salary of $9.10 per hour and piecework pay of 15 cents per unit produced. Last week she worked 40 hours and produced 988 units.
c. What would her total weekly salary have been if she produced 0 units?
$350
$289.10
$364
$354.91
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