Ms. Switzer
FPC 10
Name: _______________________
2020
Date: ____________________
Gross Pay Extra Worksheet
1.​ ​Anna receives an annual salary of $46,800. She is paid bi-weekly. What is her
gross pay per paycheque?
2.​ ​Marty is an office-staff employee at the local Band Office. If his monthly salary is
$4500.00, what is Marty’s annual salary?
3.​ ​Simran worked 45 hours in one week and was paid double time for any hours
worked beyond a 40 hour work week. If she was paid a regular wage of $16.50
per hour, what was her gross pay?
4.​ ​Owen earns $21.50 per hour. He works 35 hours a week and is paid bi-monthly.
What is his gross pay per paycheque?
Ms. Switzer
FPC 10
2020
5.​ ​Jerry works at a greenhouse. He is paid minimum wage ($14.60). One week, he
worked 50 h. His employer pays overtime after 44 h. If the overtime rate is 1½
times his regular wage, what were Jerry’s total earnings for the week?
6.​ ​Sanjit was hired to work part-time at $15.00/h. His job is to stock shelves in a
new supermarket. On Tuesday, Sanjit worked 14 h. In BC, workers are paid
time-and-a-half (1.5 × regular hourly pay) for overtime after 8 h, and double-time
(2 × regular hourly pay) for overtime after 12 hours. How much did Sanjit earn on
Tuesday?
7.​ ​Lisa works as a mechanic at Carmen Motors. Her regular wage is $25.00/h. She
earns double-time after 8 h. On Wednesday, Lisa’s gross earnings were
$275.00. How long did Lisa work on Wednesday?
Ms. Switzer
FPC 10
2020
8.​ ​Jaime is a salesperson at Boats and Motors. She receives a base salary of
$1500.00/mo and a 2% commission on gross sales. Last month, her gross sales
were $205000.00. What was Jaime’s gross pay?
9.​ ​Jenn is on the sales staff at a bridal shop. She receives a base wage of $8.80/h
and 6% commission on all sales. Yesterday she worked 7.75 hours and her
sales were $2750.00. What was Jenn’s gross pay for yesterday?
10.​ ​ Paula is a real-estate broker. She has just sold a $150000.00 condominium to a
young couple. The commission was 7%.
a. What was the total commission, in dollars, on the sale?
b. If 25% of what Paula receives goes to office expenses, how much will Paula
have left?
Ms. Switzer
FPC 10
2020
11. Dawne works as a server at a restaurant. She is paid $15.70 and averages $75
dollars in tips each shift she works. If she works 5 eight hour shifts a week, what
would her gross pay for the week be?
12.​ ​Gregory is a hairstylist. He is paid a wage of $16.00/h and receives a 20%
commission on hair supplies. On Saturday, Gregory worked 7.50 h and sold
$270.00 of hair supplies. Before tips, what were Gregory’s earnings?
13.​ ​Lunay is a server at a family restaurant. She is paid the minimum wage of
$8.80/h for a regular eight-hour shift. On an average shift she serves customers
whose bills total $900.00. She regularly receives 15% in tips.
a. What would Lunay’s gross earnings be for the day?
b. With tips, what does Lunay earn per hour?
Ms. Switzer
FPC 10
2020
14.​ ​If Ethyl plants 1500 trees each day, what would she earn at $0.08/seedling? And
at $0.25/seedling?
15.​ ​Jasper works for a forestry company and is paid $0.15/seedling. To earn at least
$250.00 a day, how many seedlings would he have to plant?
16. ​ ​Duncan delivers pizza. He is paid $1.50/delivery and keeps all his tips. Last night
Duncan made 21 deliveries and received $51.00 in tips. If he worked 5 h, what
were his hourly earnings?