Question

tutorial software tester autumn watts is paid by the day either on a piecework basis or at an hourly rate of an 8 - hour day, whichever is greater. she is paid $1.80 per problem tested or $10.40 per hour. autumns production for a week is shown below

employee	production (problems tested)	hourly rate	gross earnings
watts, a	62	62	62	69	65	$10.40
daily wages						xxxxxx

what are ms. wattss gross earnings?
$ (type an integer or a decimal. round to the nearest cent as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate daily earnings for each day (piecework)

For each day, multiply the number of problems tested by $1.80.

• Monday: $62\times1.80 = 111.60$
• Tuesday: $62\times1.80 = 111.60$
• Wednesday: $62\times1.80 = 111.60$
• Thursday: $69\times1.80 = 124.20$
• Friday: $65\times1.80 = 117.00$

Step2: Calculate daily earnings for each day (hourly)

Hourly rate is $10.40 for 8 hours, so daily hourly earnings: $10.40\times8 = 83.20$

Step3: Determine daily gross earnings (whichever is greater)

• Monday: max(111.60, 83.20) = 111.60
• Tuesday: max(111.60, 83.20) = 111.60
• Wednesday: max(111.60, 83.20) = 111.60
• Thursday: max(124.20, 83.20) = 124.20
• Friday: max(117.00, 83.20) = 117.00

Step4: Sum daily gross earnings

Total = 111.60 + 111.60 + 111.60 + 124.20 + 117.00
Calculate step by step:
111.60 + 111.60 = 223.20
223.20 + 111.60 = 334.80
334.80 + 124.20 = 459.00
459.00 + 117.00 = 576.00

Answer:

576.00