Problema Solution
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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$2.70*160 + $3.25*(229 - 160) = $656.25
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