Question 6.2.2: Adecco is looking for individuals who enjoy working with the......
Adecco is looking for individuals who enjoy working with their hands and are willing to bend, cut, and insert discrete electronic components such as integrated circuits into standard printed circuit boards and solder as required. The pay scale follows.
1–100 units $2.10 each
101–150 units $2.25 each
151 or more units $2.40 each
Find the gross earnings of a worker producing 214 units.
\begin{matrix} \ \ \ 214 & \mathbf{\leftarrow total\ units} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ & \\ \underline{- 100} & \mathbf{\leftarrow first\ 100\ units\ \rightarrow} & 100\ units\ at\ \$2.10\ each = \$210.00 \ \ \\ \ \ \ 114 & & \\ \ \ \underline{- 50} & \mathbf{\mathbf{\leftarrow\ next\ 50\ units \rightarrow}}\ \ & 50\ units\ at\ \$2.25\ each = \$112.50 \\ \ \ \ \ \ 64 &\ \ \ \ \ \ \mathbf{\leftarrow\ number\ over\ 150 \rightarrow } &\underline{64}\ units\ at\ \$2.40\ each = \underline{\$153.60} \\ & & \ \ \ \mathbf{214\ total\ units\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = \$476.10}\ \ \end{matrix}
The gross earnings are $476.10.