Question

Ernest Miller works for Skyescent Parachutes. He is a shared employee; he works in the manufacturing department and has been trained to work the sales counter in times of need. During other employees’ vacations, he was asked to work in the sales department two days for six hours each day. When he works in the manufacturing department, he earns $15.50 per hour. Ernest earns a $2.50 pay differential for working the sales counter. He worked a total of 39 hours and 32 minutes during the week. Ernest is single with one withholding allowance. Required: Compute Ernest’s pay for the week ending May 26 using the quarter-hour system. (Use a separate line for each job classification.) (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Ernest’s regular pay for the manufacturing department:

$317.17 (27.50 hours * $15.50/hour)

Ernest’s regular pay for the sales department:

$168.00 (12 hours * $18.00/hour)

Name Hourly Rate Regular Hour Regular Earning Gross Earnings

Ernest Miller 15.50 27.50 426.25 426.25

Ernest Miller 18.00 12.00 216.00 216.00

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642.25