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Piecework pp

2. Section Objective
Compute:
total pay on a piecework basis

3. Key Words to Know piecework (p. 99)
A specified amount of money paid to an employee for each item of work completed.

4. Formula
Total Pay = Rate per Item × Number of Items Produced

5. The Road to Building Castles p. 99
Is it better to be paid on an hourly rate or by piecework?

6. Example 1
Ramon Hernandez works for National Cabinet Company. He is paid $8.00 for each cabinet he assembles. Last week he assembled 45 cabinets. This week he assembled 42.
What is his pay for each week?

7. Example 1 Answer Step: Find the total pay.
Last week: $8.00 × 45 = $360.00
This week: $8.00 × 42 = $336.00

8. Practice 1 Gabrielle Santos is a little league umpire.
He earns $20 per game on weekdays and $25 per game weekends. He umpires 14 weekday games and 3 weekend games.
What is his total pay?

9. Practice 1 Answer
$355.00

10. Practice 2 J. Belconis 124 items produced Rate per item $.89
What is the total pay?

11. Practice 2 Answer
$110.36

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