Calculate her gross pay (in $) if she is paid on the following differential piecework schedule.

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Rachael has a job assembling a certain car accessory.
Last month she made a total of 424 items. Calculate her gross pay (in $) if she is paid on the following differential piecework schedule.
Pay Level Items produced Rate per Item
1 1–160 $9.78
2 Over 160 $11.61
$  _____
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Gross pay is an individual's total earnings throughout a given period before any deductions are made.

Differential piecework is  a method of wage payment whereby after tests have set a standard time for a task the worker receives a high piece rate for doing the job in task time and a lower piece rate for taking longer than task time.

 

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