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Consumer Math Ch. 1
Chapter 1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hourly Rate | A certain amount of money for each hour worked. |
| Wages | The money you get on payday. |
| Annual wages | The yearly amount of money you make per year. |
| Estimate | To make an educatated guess. |
| A.M. | Morning hours |
| P.M. | Afternoon or evening hours |
| Hour | 60 minutes |
| Minuyte | 60 seconds |
| Overtime | Hours worked over 40 per week. |
| Per | For or each |
| Time and a half | 1.5 times the regular hourly rate. |
| Double Time | 2 times the regular hourly rate. |
| Tip | Extra money from people who appreciate your service. |
| Piecework | Work paid according to the number of units completed. |
| Key digit | The number to be rounded. |
| Salary | A fixed amount of money to be paid from your job. |
| Biweekly | Every 2 weeks |
| Semimonthly | Twice a month |
| Bimonthly | Every two months |
| Quarterly | Every 6 months |
| Semiannually | Every 6 nmonths |
| Percent | Part per 100 |
| Percentage | An amount calculated by multiplying a percent times a number. |
| Commission | Paid a percentage of your sales. |
| Gross Pay | Total amount of money earned before taxes are taken out. |
| Deductions | Money taken out of your paycheck. (Taxes, Social Security, Dues, Retirement Plans) |
| Take-home of Net Pay | The money you get afterr deductions are taken out. |