Mathematics 10-3: Module 8 1 Assignment Booklet MODULE 8: LESSON 6 ASSIGNMENT This Module 8: Lesson 6 Assignment is worth 20 marks. The value of each question is stated in the left margin. Show all of your work when appropriate. Lesson 6: Being Paid on the Job: Piecework and Contracts (2 marks) 1. In the Focus section of this lesson, you were introduced to artists working together to create and sell their artistic work through a co-operative. What are two advantages of this approach? Answer: (3 marks) 2. Saggiak is an Inuit artist. He has taken a custom order for a carving he estimates will take him 40 h to complete. If Saggiak would like to earn at least $20.00/h for his work, what should he charge the customer? Answer: (5 marks) 3. Alex is a self-employed roofer. A homeowner has asked Alex for an estimate on shingling his roof. Alex estimates that the shingles and other materials will cost him $480.00. The cost to Alex of disposing the homeowner’s old shingles in a landfill will be $100.00. Alex knows from experience that he and two employees can strip the old shingles and install the new shingles on a roof that size in 8 h. If Alex’s employees earn $12.00/h, how much should Alex bid if he wants to earn $50.00/h for himself? Answer: 4. In Explore you looked at the advantages and disadvantages of piecework. (2 marks) a. State two reasons why piecework might be an advantage to an employer. Answer: (2 marks) b. State two reasons why piecework might be a disadvantage to an employee. Answer: Mathematics 10-3: Module 8 (3 marks) 2 Assignment Booklet 5. Perry is considering working as a tree planter. The company he would like to work for pays $0.125/seedling planted. In a 10-h day, the company suggests he may be able to plant 1200 trees. What would Perry’s earnings be per hour? Answer: (3 marks) 6. Knowing the advantages and disadvantages of self-employment, would you prefer to be self-employed or to work for someone else? Justify your answer. Answer: