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Tamara earns her living as a salary plus commission employee. Her annual salary is $48,000, and she earns 4% commission on all sales she makes. If Tamara wants to make a total of $6,000 this month, how much in sales does she need to have?

Leroy's total job benefits were $50,150 last year. His total job expenses for traveling and for professional development for the year were $3,500. Which of the following represents his total employment compensation?

The earnings of two employees are given below:Employee A: 6% commission on all salesEmployee B: 4% commission on the first $80,000 and 8% on anything over $80,000How much more does a straight commission employee make than the graduated commission employee for sales of $100,000?

If total employee benefits are calculated as a percentage of their gross pay, which of the following employees receives the largest percentage of their gross pay in employee benefits?

Last year Lenny had an annual earned income of $58,475. He also had passive income of $1,255, and capital gains of $2,350. What was Lenny’s total gross income for the year?

Mikah invented and patented a new product which sells in local department stores. This is an example of _____ income.

Martha earned a gross pay of $1,215.60 last week. Using the fact that Social Security tax is 6.2% of gross pay, determine the amount of Social security tax deducted from Martha’s gross pay.

Use the following federal tax table for biweekly earnings of a single person to help answer the question below. Mario has gross biweekly earnings of $784.21. By claiming 1 more withholding allowance, Mario would have $13 more in his take home pay. How many withholding allowances does Mario currently claim?

A statement of an employee's biweekly earnings is given below. EarningsDeductions Week Ended Regular FED. SOC. MED STATEWITH. WITH. CARE. WITH.NET PAY9/10$_____ $98.00 $52.88 $12.37 $22.54$667.17What is the employee's gross pay?

Chuck has a gross pay of $815.70. By how much will Chuck’s gross pay be reduced if he has the following items withheld?federal tax of $56Social Security tax that is 6.2% of his gross payMedicare tax that is 1.45% of his gross paystate tax that is 19% of his federal tax

Athena priced each of her art pieces at the same price and displayed them for sale in two different art shows. She made $495.80 from the first art show and $371.85 from the second show. If Athena sold 7 pieces of art, what price did each piece sell for?

The table below shows the earnings, in thousands of dollars, for three different commissioned employees. $2,000 + 3% on all sales7% on all sales5% on the first $40,000 + 8% on anything over $40,000December4.45.65.2January3.53.853.6February4.74.94.4Who had the largest dollar amount in sales for the month of January?

Padraig is a financial advisor. He earned a salary of $80,000 last year and sold stocks for $5,000. Which of the following types of income did Padraig have?I earned incomeII passive incomeIII capital gains income

Kai had a gross weekly paycheck of $616 last week. Kai worked 6 hours for 4 of the days and 8 hours on 1 day. What is Kai's hourly rate of pay?

The following federal tax table is for biweekly earnings of a single person. A single person earns a gross biweekly salary of $840 and claims 5 exemptions. How will federal taxes affect his net pay?

Selina claims single having one exemption. Her state tax deduction is 21% of her federal tax contribution. Calculate the amount of state tax Selina owes if her gross pay for two weeks is $840. The following federal tax table is for biweekly earnings of a single person.

Marquis has a gross pay of $816. By how much will his gross pay be reduced if Marquis has the following items withheld?federal tax of $92Social Security tax that is 6.2% of his gross payMedicare tax that is 1.45% of his gross paystate tax that is 22% of his federal tax

The table below shows the typical hours worked by employees at a company. A salaried employee makes $50,000 per year. Hourly employees get paid $20 per hour, but get $30 per hour for each hour over 40 hours.Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri.Sat.08899.57.54Which of the payment options would you recommend to a new employee?

Sally earns graduated commission on her sales each month. She earns 6% commission on the first $45,000 in sales and 8% on anything over that. If Sally had $51,000 in sales this month, how much commission did she earn?

The table below shows the earnings, in thousands of dollars, for three different commissioned employees. Employee #1 $2,000 + 3% on all sales Employee #2 7% on all sales Employee #3 5% on the first $40,000 + 8% on anything over $40,000 December 4.4 5.6 5.2 January 3.5 3.85 3.6 February 4.7 4.9 4.4 Which employee did not have the same dollar amount in sales for the month of February as the other two employees?