Question

During the first week in November, Erin Mills worked 45 ½ hours and produced 1.275 units under a piece-rate system the regular piece rate is $0.30 a unit. Mills is paid overtime according to the FLSA ruling for overtime work under a piece rate system. Compute:
a. The piecework earnings:
b. The regular hourly rate:
The overtime hourly rate:
c. The overtime earnings:
d. The total earnings:
Assume that Mills had agreed with her employer prior to the performances of the work that she would be paid one and one-half times the regular piece rate for all pieces produced during the overtime hours. Assume that her production totals for the week were 1,075 pieces during regular paid hours and 200 pieces during overtime hours. Compute:
a. The piecework earnings:
b. The overtime earnings
c. The total earnings
Wendy Epstein, a sales representative, earns an annual salary of $29,500 and receives a commission on the portion of her annual sales that exceeds $150,000. The commission is 8.5% on all sales up to $50,000 above the quota. Beyond that amount, she receives a commission of 10%. Her total sales for the past year were $295,000. Compute:
a. The regular annual salary
b. The commission
c. The total annual earnings