Marcus would make $181.25 in the new position. However, at his current job, he earns $328 per week. Therefore, Marcus would make more money by staying at his current job.
To calculate how much Marcus would make in the new position, we need to consider both his weekly salary and the commission he earns from selling ice cream cones.
Marcus's weekly salary is $150. In addition, he earns a 25 cent commission for each ice cream cone he sells. Since Marcus sells an average of 125 ice cream cones each week, we can calculate his commission by multiplying 125 by $0.25 (the commission rate per cone).
Commission = 125 cones * $0.25 per cone = $31.25
To find out how much Marcus will make in the new position, we add his salary and commission together:
Total earnings = Salary + Commission
Total earnings = $150 + $31.25 = $181.25
Now, let's compare Marcus's earnings in the new position to his current job, where he earns $10.25 per hour. To determine his weekly earnings at his current job, we need to calculate the total number of hours he worked and multiply it by his hourly wage.
Let's calculate the number of hours Marcus worked each day using the given time sheet:
- October 11th: Marcus worked from 5:45 am to 12:00 pm, which is a total of 6 hours and 15 minutes.
- October 12th: Marcus worked from 5:45 am to 1:00 pm, which is a total of 7 hours and 15 minutes.
- October 15th: Marcus worked from 11:00 am to 5:45 pm, which is a total of 6 hours and 45 minutes.
- October 16th: Marcus worked from 11:00 am to 5:45 pm, which is a total of 6 hours and 45 minutes.
- October 17th: Marcus worked from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm, which is a total of 5 hours.
Now, let's calculate the total number of hours Marcus worked for the week:
Total hours = 6 hours and 15 minutes + 7 hours and 15 minutes + 6 hours and 45 minutes + 6 hours and 45 minutes + 5 hours
To add the hours and minutes together, we need to convert the minutes to hours. There are 60 minutes in an hour, so we divide the total minutes by 60:
Total hours = (6 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 5) hours + (15 + 15 + 45 + 45) minutes / 60 minutes
Total hours = 30 hours + 120 minutes / 60 minutes
Total hours = 30 hours + 2 hours
Total hours = 32 hours
Now we can calculate Marcus's earnings for the week at his current job:
Current earnings = Total hours * Hourly wage
Current earnings = 32 hours * $10.25 per hour
Current earnings = $328
Comparing Marcus's earnings in the new position ($181.25) to his current job ($328), we can see that he would earn more money at his current job.