Exam 3: Gross Pay Computation

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 Intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Any employee may request a payroll draw against future earnings.

Indra is an employee who is required to be on-call at her employer's site once per month for eight hours. She earns a salary of $58,750 per year for a 45-hour workweek and is paid biweekly. What is Indra's gross pay for a pay period that includes on-call time? (Do not round intermediate Calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Lawrin is a real-estate salesperson whose compensation is commission-only. She earns a 3% commission on the sale price of each house that she sells and receives 1.5% commissions at the end of each month (the broker retains the rest per the employment agreement). During the Month of July, Lawrin sold two houses totaling $385,420. What is her gross pay for the month of July?

The tipped minimum wage is $2.13 per hour for all states.

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?

Paloma is a 16-year-old who babysits for a local family on an occasional basis. During a calendar year, she earned $1,250 in babysitting wages. What is true about Paloma's wages?

Salaried employees may be classified as nonexempt.

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 his gross pay for the first half of June? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

The payroll register is a confidential company document.

The payroll register should be retained indefinitely, unlike most other payroll documentation.

Brandie is an hourly worker whose employer uses the quarter-hour method. During a one-week period, she worked the following hours: Day In Out In Out Monday 8:03 12:00 1:03 5:04 Tuesday 7:57 11:45 12:42 4:56 Wednesday 8:08 12:15 1:20 5:03 Thursday 8:02 12:28 1:25 4:58 Friday 7:52 12:05 12:58 5:12 Using the quarter-hour method, how many hours did she work that week?

Robin, 18 years of age, is an hourly worker in her college's bookstore in Washington State. She works 37 hours during a two-week pay period in her second month of work for the bookstore. The minimum gross pay that she may receive for that two-week period is ________. (Round to the Nearest cent.)

Naveen is a salaried nonexempt employee who earns annually $39,500 for a 40-hour workweek that is paid semimonthly. He is occasionally on- call for his employer. During the on-call time, Naveen is required to be available for phone calls and must have internet access, but is otherwise Able to pursue his own interests. Company policy allows for four hours of regular pay for each day that the employee is on-call. How much Should Naveen's gross pay be for a pay period in which he is on-call for three days? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer To 2 decimal places.)

A nonexempt, salaried worker who received $46,500 in annual compensation for a 40-hour standard workweek has an hourly rate of ________. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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

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: Day Hours Minutes Monday 8 47 Tuesday 8 22 Wednesday 6 25 Thursday 9 6 Friday 7 58 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 intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Taylor is an outside salesperson for a firm in Idaho. She earns a 10% commission on all sales she makes. During a one-week pay period, she made $2,750 in sales. What is her gross pay? How much does her employer need to contribute toward her pay to meet FLSA standards?

Nicholas is the driver for a company executive. He is paid $13.50 per hour for his services and overtime only for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. His actual driving time varies, depending on the needs of the executive. Which of the following is true about Nicholas's Compensation?

Betsy is a salaried nonexempt worker who earns $39,500 per year for a 40-hour workweek. During a weekly pay period, she worked the following hours: Day Hours Minutes Monday 8 22 Tuesday 8 45 Wednesday 9 43 Thursday 7 33 Friday 8 8 Her employer uses a hundredth-hour method to compute overtime pay. The employer pays overtime for all time worked in excess of 40 hours Per week. What is Betsy's gross pay for the week? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)