The salary Ms. Watson collects are as follows:
- $8.90 per hour (hourly pay)
- $0.29 per unit produced (piecework pay)
QUESTION A
If she produced 953 units over the past week, then her piecework pay is:
[tex]\Rightarrow953\times0.29=276.37[/tex]Her piecework pay is $276.37
If she works 40 hours for the week, her hourly pay is:
[tex]\Rightarrow40\times8.90=356[/tex]Her hourly pay is $356
Her total pay for the week is gotten to be:
[tex]\Rightarrow276.37+356=632.37[/tex]Her total pay is $632.37
QUESTION B
If she is paid $13 hourly, her weekly pay over 40 hours will be:
[tex]\Rightarrow40\times13=520[/tex]Her hourly pay will be $520. This is less than under the piecework pay system.
QUESTION C
If she produced 0 items, her piecework pay will be:
[tex]\Rightarrow0\times0.29=0[/tex]Given the calculated value for working 40 hours, the total pay will be:
[tex]\Rightarrow356+0=356[/tex]Her weekly salary would have been $356