Mark Earns $9

question 15

Multiple Choice

Mark earns $9.00 per hour as a server in a coffee shop. If a person orders only a coffee, he is supposed to ask them if they would also like a doughnut. For every doughnut Mark sells in that way, he earns an extra 25 cents. What is the $9.00 he earns per hour an example of?

• A) base pay
• B) total pay
• C) performance pay
• D) indirect pay

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