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SECTION. 1-4. pp. 99-100. Piecework. Section Objective. Compute: total pay on a piecework basis. Key Words to Know. piecework (p. 99) A specified amount of money paid to an employee for each item of work completed. Formula. Total Pay = Rate per Item × Number of Items Produced.
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SECTION 1-4 pp. 99-100 Piecework
Section Objective Compute: • total pay on a piecework basis
Key Words to Know piecework (p. 99) A specified amount of money paid to an employee for each item of work completed.
Formula Total Pay = Rate per Item ×Number of Items Produced
The Road to Building Castles p. 99 Is it better to be paid on an hourly rate or by piecework?
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?
Example 1 Answer Step: Find the total pay. Last week: $8.00 × 45 = $360.00 This week: $8.00 × 42 = $336.00
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?
Practice 1 Answer $355.00
Practice 2 J. Belconis 124 items produced Rate per item $.89 What is the total pay?
Practice 2 Answer $110.36
END OF SECTION 1-4 Piecework