Question

Congratulations. You received a score of 3.4 on your annual review. Merit increases are given out starting at .5% at a score of 2.6 and it goes up 1% every .4 points. So, I will be receiving an increase of what?

Answer 1

To calculate the merit increase based on your annual review score, we can use the given information that merit increases start at 0.5% for a score of 2.6 and increase by 1% every 0.4 points.

First, we need to determine the difference between your score and the starting score of 2.6:

3.4 - 2.6 = 0.8

Next, we divide this difference by 0.4 to determine the number of 0.4-point intervals:

0.8 / 0.4 = 2

Since each 0.4-point interval corresponds to a 1% increase, we multiply the number of intervals by 1% to find the total increase:

2 * 1% = 2%

Therefore, you will be receiving a merit increase of 2%.