Contemporary Mathematics For Business & Consumers, Loose-leaf Version
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781305867185
Author: Robert Brechner, Geroge Bergeman
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 9, Problem 5AT
Fergie Nelson assembles toasters for the Gold Coast Corporation. She is paid on a differential piecework rate of $2.70 per toaster for the first 160 toasters and $3.25 for each toaster over 160. If she assembled 229 units last week, how much were her gross earnings?
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Contemporary Mathematics For Business & Consumers, Loose-leaf Version
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