11 General - Unit 1 Topic 1

Alyssa receives a salary of $85 640. How much does she receive each fortnight?

Christopher receives a normal hourly rate of $22.60 per hour. What is his pay when he works 8 hours at a normal rate and 3 hours at time and a half?

Bonnie is employed on a casual basis. She earns $15 per hour normally, with time-and-a-half. Last week, Bonnie worked from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and from 12 noon until 5 p.m. on Sunday. How much did she earn last week?

Taylah earns a weekly retainer of $425 plus commission of 8% on sales. What are her weekly earnings when she makes sales of $8620?

Ahmet is a carpet layer and charges $37.50 per square metre of carpet laid. How much will he earn for laying carpet in a room that is 9 square metres?

Isabelle earns a royalty of 18% on sales of her autobiography. There were sales worth $24 520 last year. What is Isabelle's royalty payment?

Three different brands of gift wrap are sold in a store. Brand A contains 10 metres of gift wrap and costs $12, brand B contains 12 metres of gift wrap and costs $15, and brand C contains 20 metres of gift wrap and costs $20. Putting the brands in order from cheapest to most expensive per metre we get:

On a particular day, the exchange rate between the Australian dollar and the Thai baht (THB) is 26.305. $550

Mikki is planning a holiday to Bali. She has found some accommodation that will cost 350 000 Indonesian rupiah (IDR) per night, and she intends to stay for 7 nights. If the exchange rate between the Australian dollar and Indonesian rupiah is 8863.12, then her total accommodation cost in Australian dollars is:

Adam has the following bills: electricity $250 per quarter, phone $70 per month, petrol $1200 per year and rent $300 per week. What is the total amount Adam should budget for the year?