Calculate the gross earning for an apple picker based on the following differential pay scale: (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)   1–1,000: $0.03 each            1,001–1,600: $0.05 each            Over 1,600: $0.07 each     Apple picker Number of apples picked Gross earning Ryan 1,850     I cannot figure out how to work out this problem. I know before problems like these could be worked out by multiplying it by the "over 1600 for .07 each" for it being 1,850, choice, but it doesn't work here. The answer by doing 1,850X.07=129.50 is wrong. It says to use the differential pay schedule but I can't figure out how to work it out. Please help.

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Calculate the gross earning for an apple picker based on the following differential pay scale: (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

 

1–1,000: $0.03 each            1,001–1,600: $0.05 each            Over 1,600: $0.07 each

 
 
Apple picker Number of apples picked Gross earning
Ryan 1,850  
 
I cannot figure out how to work out this problem. I know before problems like these could be worked out by multiplying it by the "over 1600 for .07 each" for it being 1,850, choice, but it doesn't work here. The answer by doing 1,850X.07=129.50 is wrong. It says to use the differential pay schedule but I can't figure out how to work it out. Please help.
 
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