Andre Is Works for a Bakery as a Cake Decorator

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Multiple Choice

Andre is works for a bakery as a cake decorator and receives a base annual salary of $30,000 (paid weekly) as well as piece-rate pay of 25% of the retail price for any wedding cake that he decorates.His piece-rate earnings are totaled on a monthly basis and are paid on the first pay date of the following month.During the month of June,he decorated eight wedding cakes with a total retail value of $2,650.What is Andre's gross pay for the first week in July? (Do not round intermediate calculations.Round final answer to 2 decimal places. )

• A) $1,427.53
• B) $1,485.96
• C) $1,239.42
• D) $1,526.78

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