Question

Last year Beth's annual salary was $38,350. This year she received a promotion and now earns $46,462 annually. She is paid biweekly.

a.) What was her biweekly salary last year?
b.) What is Beth’s biweekly salary this year?
c.) On a biweekly basis, how much more does Beth earn as a result of her promotion?

Answer 1

Beth's biweekly salary last year was approximately $1,475. This year, after her promotion, it is approximately $1,787 biweekly. As a result of her promotion, Beth earns $312 more per biweekly pay period.

Step-by-step explanation:

When calculating Beth's biweekly salary before and after her promotion, you divide her annual salary by the number of biweekly pay periods in a year. A common year has 52 weeks, so if Beth is paid biweekly, there would be 26 pay periods.

a.) What was her biweekly salary last year?

Last year, Beth's biweekly salary was $38,350 divided by 26, which equals approximately $1,475.

b.) What is Beth’s biweekly salary this year?

This year, her biweekly salary is $46,462 divided by 26, which equals approximately $1,787.

c.) On a biweekly basis, how much more does Beth earn as a result of her promotion?

With the promotion, Beth now earns $1,787 - $1,475 biweekly, which is a difference of $312 more per biweekly pay period.

Answer 2

Quite simple. There are 52 weeks in a year. She gets paid 26 times, every other week.

38,350 / 26 = her salary from last year per check.

46,462 / 26 = her new salary per check

(46,462 - 38,350) / 26 = the difference per week