Maths Quest a Year 11 for Queensland Chapter 1 Earning Money Worksheet 1.1 1

Maths Quest A Year 11 for Queensland Chapter 1 Earning money WorkSHEET 1.1 1

WorkSHEET 1.1 Earning money Name: ______

1 Anne-Marie earns $530 per week. Calculate her annual salary. $27 560

2 Victoria finds that her new job has an annual salary of $54 000. Calculate her fortnightly pay $2076.92 at this rate.

3 Nick is paid at a rate of $8.50 per hour. How much does he earn if he works 35 hours in one $297.50 week?

4 In one week, Van worked for 48 hours and earned $840. What is his hourly rate of pay? $17.50

5 Rene receives $25 per hour for her work as a labourer. How many hours does she need to 40 hours work to earn $1000?

6 Duncan is a salesman and receives 8% commission on all sales. In a month where $17 600 Duncan’s sales totalled $220 000, calculate his earnings.

7 If John is paid a retainer of $220 per week plus 4% on all sales, calculate his earnings in a $980 week when he made sales of $19 000. Maths Quest A Year 11 for Queensland Chapter 1 Earning money WorkSHEET 1.1 2

8 Terry sells paper goods and makes 4% on all sales. In one week his pay was $924. Calculate $23 100 his sales for that week.

9 On average, Sonja sells $8000 worth of cosmetics in a week. She receives 18% $74 880 commission on all her sales. Based on this information calculate her yearly salary.

10 Karl is paid $4200 per month. Greta, his wife, receives $2100 per fortnight. Whose income is Greta (26  2100 is greater than 4200  12) the larger? Justify your answer.