Business Mathematics Brief 12th Edition by Stanley Salzman ,Gary Clendenen, Charles Miller

Exercise 85

RECYCLING Earth Plus pays workers $.48 per container for sorting recyclable materials. Find the daily gross earnings for each worker. (See Example.)
Quick TIP
With differential piecework, the highest amount paid applies to only the last units produced.
Using Differential Piecework
Adecco is looking for individuals who enjoy working with their hands and are willing to bend, cut, and insert discrete electronic components such as integrated circuits into standard printed circuit boards and solder as required. The pay scale follows.
Find the gross earnings of a worker producing 214 units.
SOLUTION

The gross earnings are $476.10.
SOLUTION
The hourly earnings for an 8-hour day are $84 (8: $10.50). The larger of hourly earnings or the piecework earnings is paid each day.