Exam 3: Gross Pay Computation

Bruce is a salaried nonexempt employee who earns $42,500 annually, paid semimonthly, plus a 0.25% commission on all regional sales, paid monthly on the first pay date of the following month. During the month of May, the regional sales were $103,500. What was her gross pay for the first half of June? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Breon works as a clerk in the human resources department for her company for which she receives an hourly rate of $9.50. Occasionally she fills in for the receptionist at the front desk and receives a $1.50 per hour differential. During a weekly pay period, she worked 35 hours in the human resources department and 5 hours at the front desk. What is Breon's gross pay for the week?

As of December 2016, the minimum wage for salaried employees is:

Adrienne worked 88 hours during a biweekly period. Her standard workweek comprises 38.5 hours and company policy states that employees may receive overtime or compensatory time for hours worked in excess of 38.5. She has requested compensatory time in lieu of overtime, in keeping with company policy. She must receive ________ hours of compensatory time.

Al works in the warehouse for his company and receives $12.75/hour. He occasionally works in the Quality Assurance (QA) department as a receiving clerk and earns a 15% differential for hours worked there. During a two-week pay period, he worked 72 hours in the warehouse and 12 hours in the QA department. He worked all overtime hours in the warehouse. Standard workweek has 40 hours. What is his gross pay for the pay period? (Do not round interim calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Bruce is a nonexempt employee at Grissom Industries, where he works in both the manufacturing and design departments. He is married with three withholding allowances and is paid biweekly. He earns $25 per hour in the manufacturing department and $31.50 per hour in the design department. During the most recent biweekly pay period, he worked a total of 92 hours, 20 of which were in the design department. All overtime was in the manufacturing department. What is his gross pay? (Do not round interim calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Compensatory time is only federally mandated for public salaried exempt employees.

Phillippe is an inside salesperson who earns a base annual salary of $24,000 plus a 5% commission on total sales that he makes during the pay period. During a semimonthly period, he made $27,500 in sales. What is Phillippe's gross pay for the period? (Do not round interim calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Which of the following is always true about tipped employees?

Cyrus is a tipped employee in Illinois. He is single with one withholding allowance and the minimum cash wage in Illinois is $4.95 per hour for a 40-hour workweek. The tip credit in Illinois is $3.30 per hour (i.e., the minimum wage in Illinois is $8.25 per hour), and tips are included in overtime calculations. During a one-week period, Cyrus worked 52 hours and earned $180 in tips. What is his gross pay? (Do not round interim calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Libby is an hourly employee who earns $14.32/hour. She is paid overtime only for hours worked past 40 in one week. During a weekly pay period, she worked the following hours: What is the difference between her pay using the quarter-hour and the hundredth-hour methods? Which method pays Libby the greater amount? (Do not round interim calculations. Round final answer to two decimal places.)

Gross pay is the amount of employee compensation prior to deducting any amounts for taxes or other withholdings.

Diane is a salaried, nonexempt worker with a standard workweek of 40 hours. During the last weekly pay period, she earned $148.24 in overtime pay for 5 hours overtime. What is her annual salary? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to the nearest whole dollar.)

A nonexempt, salaried worker who received $46,500 in annual compensation for a 40-hour standard workweek has an hourly rate of ________. (Round to nearest cent)

Piece-rate pay is used for employees who participate materially in the sale of manufacturing components.

Which of the following items would not appear as a column on a payroll register?

Daanyal is a salaried nonexempt employee who is married with two withholding allowances and earns $34,000 per year. During a biweekly pay period, he worked 88 hours. His standard workweek is 40 hours. What is Daanyal's gross pay for the period? (Do not round interim calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Any employee may request a payroll draw against future earnings.

Humberto is a salaried, nonexempt worker who earns $43,950 per year and has a standard 45-hour workweek. What is his hourly rate? (Round to the nearest cent)

Sahar earns a salary of $31,500 per year as a nonexempt employee with a 35-hour standard workweek. What is her hourly rate? (Round to the nearest cent)