Workers Who Manufacture Shirts Are Sometimes Paid Based on the Number

question 129

Multiple Choice

Workers who manufacture shirts are sometimes paid based on the number of shirts they produce. Compute Lyle's gross pay if she made 380 shirts. The rate per shirt is given by the differential piecework schedule below: $$\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Pay Level } & \text { Items Produced } & \text { Rate per Item } \\\hline 1 & 1 - 187 & \$ 7.35 \\2 & \text { Over } 187 & \$ 8.37\end{array}$$

• A) $2,586.00
• B) $2,650.20
• C) $2,753.20
• D) $2,989.86

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