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WAYS TO GET PAID
JOURNAL 2
Give a definition for how people are paid: hourly, salary, commission, piecework. What jobs do you think fit into each category?
HOURLY PAY
Amount of money that you are paid for the time that you work
May be eligible for overtime pay Can have set hours Most jobs start at or are above minimum
wage $7.25 an hour Anyone under the age of 16 does not have to be
paid minimum wage Waitress/waiters are paid $2.13 and hour
HOURLY EXAMPLE
You make $7.50 and work 10 hours
You make $11.00 and work 40 hours
You make $15.78 and work 30 hours
SALARY PAY
Set amount of money that you are paid for an entire year
Can be based on a monthly set salary Most salary jobs are based on completing the
work that the job requires – regardless of the amount of time it takes to complete the job
Not eligible for overtime Some salary positions get quarterly bonuses
– but most do not
SALARY EXAMPLE
You are paid $1300 a month – what is your weekly pay?
You are paid an annual salary of $30,000 – what is you monthly pay?
Weekly pay?
Hourly pay?
COMMISSION PAY
Amount of money that you are paid based on the total dollar amount of sales that the person achieves
These are sales jobs The amount of hours that you work do not
determine the amount of pay Don’t make any sales, then there is no
income
COMMISSION PAY
You get paid 2% commission and sell $10,000 in toys. What is your pay?
What is the math equation for this problem?
PIECEWORK PAY
Paid based on a completed piece of work Can be small or large ticket items Can be based on the total number of items
that are required to fill an order
PIECEWORK EXAMPLE
You get paid $14.00 to make small wooden boxes. You can make 15 boxes a day. How much do you make?
ASSIGNMENT A1Q1
FOLLOW UP JOURNAL ENTRY
Which method would you prefer to be paid by and why?
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