Narrative 9-1
Workers Are Paid on a Differential Piecework Schedule

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Narrative 9-1
Workers are paid on a differential piecework schedule as follows:
$\begin{array}{lll}\text { Pay Level } & \text { Units Produced } & \text { Rate per Unit } \\1 & 1-50 & \$ 2.82 \\2 & 51-100 & \$ 3.05 \\3 & 101-150 & \$ 3.55 \\4 & \text { over } 150 & \$ 4.30\end{array}$
-Refer to Narrative in your text 9-1. Calculate the amount of last week's total gross pay for the employees: $\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Employee } & \text { Units Produced } & \text { Total Gross Pay } \end{array}$
Casey, $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ E.136

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