Question

Your parents have been paying your car insurance with the understanding that you will get a part-time job and begin to take over the payments. You have recently started working at a local grocery store for 20 hours a week. Your part time pay rate is 19.00 per hour. You will not be able to work any overtime. You will need to pay $2.50 a week in professional dues and you will not be paying for any health care, as you are still covered under your parents insurance

Answer 1

To calculate Susan's total income, we create a table to show her earnings from work, government support, and total income based on the number of hours worked per year. Regardless of the hours worked, Susan's total income remains $16,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the total income for Susan, we need to consider her earnings from work and the level of government support she receives. Let's create a table:

Hours worked per yearEarnings from workGovernment supportTotal income0$0$16,000$16,0001000$8000$8000$16,0002000$16,000$0$16,000

As we can see, Susan's total income remains $16,000 regardless of the hours worked. If she doesn't work at all, she receives $16,000 in government support. If she works up to 2,000 hours per year, her government support reduces to $0.