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Numeracy Foundation June 2018 Unit 2 Q6

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6. A department store employs trainee and qualified sales staff.

Trainee staff work less than 19 hours per week.

Qualified staff work 19 hours or more per week.

(a)

A formula is used to calculate the week’s wage for a trainee.

Trainee staff wage = number of hours worked per week × £7.75
(i) Joe is a trainee who worked for 18 hours last week.
Calculate Joe’s wage for last week. [1]
(ii)

A different formula is used to calculate the week’s wage for qualified staff.

Qualified staff wage = number of hours worked per week × £10.60 – deductions

Ryan is a qualified member of staff who worked for 23 hours last week.
His deductions for last week were £21.39.
Calculate Ryan’s wage for last week. [2]

(iii) How much more did Ryan earn than Joe last week? [1]
(b)

Ashton is a member of staff who works the same hours every week.

DayStart timeFinish time
Mon10 a.m.3 p.m.
Wed10 a.m.3 p.m.
Fri2 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Sun10 a.m.3:30 p.m.

Use this information to decide if Ashton is a trainee or a qualified member of staff.

Put a tick in the correct box
Give a reason for your answer.
You must show all your working. [2]

Trainee ☐     Qualified ☐

(c) Elena is a manager at the department store who is paid £1760 every month.
She invests 8% of her monthly pay into a pension fund.
How much does she invest into her pension fund every month? [2]
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