Terry, a single employee with two dependents under the age of 17, is paid $16.50 per hour and receives a commission on net sales. No commission is received until net sales exceed $150,000. Once the minimum net sales are reached, the 2 percent commission on sales applies. During the week of January 28, there were $83,000 of sales; however, $2,200 of returns from the prior week’s sales. Company policy requires that commissions on sales returns are deducted from the employee’s pay, regardless of current commission earnings. Required: Compute Terry’s gross pay for the 40-hour weekly pay period. Note: Negative amount(s) should be indicated by a minus sign.           Period Ended: 1/28/20XX   Name Filing Status Dependents Hourly Rate  Number of Regular Hours Regular Earrings Commissions Gross Earrings Terry S 2<17 S16.50         Total         S0.00 S0.00 $0.00

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Terry, a single employee with two dependents under the age of 17, is paid $16.50 per hour and receives a commission on net sales. No commission is received until net sales exceed $150,000. Once the minimum net sales are reached, the 2 percent commission on sales applies. During the week of January 28, there were $83,000 of sales; however, $2,200 of returns from the prior week’s sales. Company policy requires that commissions on sales returns are deducted from the employee’s pay, regardless of current commission earnings.

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Compute Terry’s gross pay for the 40-hour weekly pay period.
Note: Negative amount(s) should be indicated by a minus sign.

          Period Ended: 1/28/20XX  
Name Filing Status Dependents Hourly Rate  Number of Regular Hours Regular Earrings Commissions Gross Earrings
Terry S 2<17 S16.50        
Total         S0.00 S0.00 $0.00
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Terry, a single employee with two dependents under the age of 17, is paid $16.50 per hour and receives a commission on net sales. No
commission is received until net sales exceed $150,000. Once the minimum net sales are reached, the 2 percent commission on sales
applies. During the week of January 28, there were $83,000 of sales; however, $2,200 of returns from the prior week's sales.
Company policy requires that commissions on sales returns are deducted from the employee's pay, regardless of current commission
earnings.
Required:
Compute Terry's gross pay for the 40-hour weekly pay period.
Note: Negative amount(s) should be indicated by a minus sign.
Name
Terry
Totals
Filing Status
S
✓
Dependents
2<17
$
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Period Ended:
Hourly
Rate
16.50✔
Number of
Regular
Hours
160.00
$
$
Regular
Earnings
1/28/20XX
Commissions
2,640.00 $
2,640.00 $
(44.00)✓ $
(44.00) $
Gross
Earnings
2,596.00 X
2,596.00
Transcribed Image Text:Terry, a single employee with two dependents under the age of 17, is paid $16.50 per hour and receives a commission on net sales. No commission is received until net sales exceed $150,000. Once the minimum net sales are reached, the 2 percent commission on sales applies. During the week of January 28, there were $83,000 of sales; however, $2,200 of returns from the prior week's sales. Company policy requires that commissions on sales returns are deducted from the employee's pay, regardless of current commission earnings. Required: Compute Terry's gross pay for the 40-hour weekly pay period. Note: Negative amount(s) should be indicated by a minus sign. Name Terry Totals Filing Status S ✓ Dependents 2<17 $ Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Period Ended: Hourly Rate 16.50✔ Number of Regular Hours 160.00 $ $ Regular Earnings 1/28/20XX Commissions 2,640.00 $ 2,640.00 $ (44.00)✓ $ (44.00) $ Gross Earnings 2,596.00 X 2,596.00
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