Question

tutorial software tester autumn bordeau 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 $1.90 per problem tested or $9.65 per hour. autumns production for a week is shown below.

employee	production (problems tested)	hourly rate	gross earnings
bordeau, a	63	71	70	62	64	$9.65
daily wages						xxxxxx

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

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate daily hourly earnings

Daily hourly pay = $9.65 \times 8 = \$77.20$

Step2: Calculate daily piecework earnings

• Monday: $63 \times 1.90 = \$119.70$
• Tuesday: $71 \times 1.90 = \$134.90$
• Wednesday: $70 \times 1.90 = \$133.00$
• Thursday: $62 \times 1.90 = \$117.80$
• Friday: $64 \times 1.90 = \$121.60$

Step3: Choose higher daily earnings

All piecework earnings are > $77.20, so use piecework amounts.

Step4: Sum daily gross earnings

Total = $119.70 + 134.90 + 133.00 + 117.80 + 121.60 = \$1267.60$

Answer:

$1267.60