Exam 1: Review of Arithmetic

Yanping receives a monthly salary of $1931.54 paid semi-monthly.The regular workweek is 38 hours. a)Calculate the hourly rate of pay. b)If the gross earnings for one pay period is 1270.75,for how many hours of overtime was Yanping paid at double-time regular pay.

Spade Realty sold lots for $23 240 per hectare.What is the total sales value if the lot sizes,in hectares,were 2 ,3 ,4 ?

Last week Dana worked 46 hours.For the regular workweek of 40 hours she is paid $12.40 per hour,and for every hour over 40 hours she is paid at time and one-half regular pay.How much did she earn last week?

Denise Jantz invested $35 000 on January 1 in a partnership.She withdrew $5000 on June 1,withdrew a further $1900 on August 1,and reinvested $6 000 on November 1.What was her average monthly investment balance for the year?

A computer store located in Oakville,Ont.,sells a laptop for $1000.00 plus HST.If the same model is sold at the same price in a store in Victoria,B.C..,what is the difference in the prices paid by consumers in the two stores?

Last week April worked 44 hours.She is paid $11.20 per hour for a regular workweek of 40 hours and overtime at time and one-half regular pay. a)What were April's gross wages for last week? b)What is the amount of the overtime premium?

Simplify 7125 ×

Simplify: 30 + 8 - 6

"Save the PST" is a popular advertising gimmick.How much would you save on the purchase of a T-shirt with a list price of $45.00 in a Manitoba store during a "Save the PST" promotion?

Don Blair invested $11 500 in a business on January 1.She withdrew $700 on March 1,reinvested $1800 on August 1,and withdrew $500 on September 1.What is Don's average monthly investment balance for the year?

R.J.earns $11.70 an hour,with time-and-a-half for hours worked over 36 a week.His clock hours for a week are 10.5,7.5,11,13,and 9.75.Determine his gross earnings for a week.

Simplify: 5(4 + 3)

A retailer returned 300 defective items to the manufacturer and received a credit for the retail price of $0.75 less a discount of 1/3 of the retail price.What was the amount of the credit received by the retailer?

Calculate the final answer for the following expression: (10³ + 20²)÷ 20

On March 1,Sam invested $90 000 in a business.On June 1,he invested another $10 000.On July 1,he withdrew $17 000 to spend on the repair of his house.On September 1,he injected another $2000 into the business.What was his average investment per month in the business during the year? Assume all months have the same length or weighting

The engineering department of a consulting company has 8 junior engineers working at $24.75/hour,5 senior engineers working at $39.49/hour,and an engineering manager working at $47.24 per hour.Calculate the weighted average hourly rate earned by the engineering department.

Simplify: 9(8 - 5)+ 5(6 + 4)

Simplify:

Levi earns $19.60 an hour with time and one-half for hours worked over 8 a day.His hours for a week are 9.25,8.5,10.5,13.5,and 6.25.Determine his gross earnings for a week.

C.O.is paid a semi-monthly salary of 2 754.30.If his regular work week is 42 hours,what is his hourly rate of pay?