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Ruan is paid either a comission or by the hour, which ever is greater. His hourly pay is 8$ For time and a half for all hours that exceeds 40 hours per week. His comission is 7%. Find his gross pay In a week which he worked 48 hours. His total sales for the week was $6120 hope u help
 
Na9rjr said:
Ruan is paid either a comission or by the hour, which ever is greater. His hourly pay is 8$ For time and a half for all hours that exceeds 40 hours per week. His comission is 7%. Find his gross pay In a week which he worked 48 hours. His total sales for the week was $6120 hope u help
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Na9rjr said:
Ruan is paid either a comission or by the hour, which ever is greater. His hourly pay is 8$ For time and a half for all hours that exceeds 40 hours per week. His comission is 7%. Find his gross pay In a week which he worked 48 hours. His total sales for the week was $6120
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Use what you learned back in algebra to compute his pay each way, and then compare the results.

What is seven percent of his total sales? (Refresh here.)

How much will he be paid for his first forty hours? (Hint: Multiply)

What is his over-time rate? (Hint: Take half of his hourly rate, and add it to his hourly rate. This is "time and a half".)

How much will he be paid for his over-time hours? (Hint: Multiply)

How much then will he be paid, based on his hours? (Hint: Add)

Then which pay scheme pays better? (Hint: Pick the bigger amount.)

If you get stuck, please reply showing your work and results for the step-by-step instructions above. Thank you! ;)
 
stapel said:
Use what you learned back in algebra to compute his pay each way, and then compare the results.

What is seven percent of his total sales? (Refresh here.)

How much will he be paid for his first forty hours? (Hint: Multiply)

What is his over-time rate? (Hint: Take half of his hourly rate, and add it to his hourly rate. This is "time and a half".)

How much will he be paid for his over-time hours? (Hint: Multiply)

How much then will he be paid, based on his hours? (Hint: Add)

Then which pay scheme pays better? (Hint: Pick the bigger amount.)

If you get stuck, please reply showing your work and results for the step-by-step instructions above. Thank you! ;)
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so his total pay is = 320+96= $416
comission 7% of 6120= 428.4
so comission is better and it's his gross pay
is this right?
 
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