Question

Jenna works at the grocery store and earns $9 an hour. She is busy with extracurricular activities and only works 20 hours during the week. However, she picks up an eight-hour Sunday shift once a month, for which she earns "time and a half". Jenna also lives at home and has health insurance under her mom's plan. She is expected to pay for her own car repairs, maintenance and gas, as well as her auto insurance. Her car insurance alone is $1,000 a year. Jenna wants to take a trip to Mexico with her friends next year which will cost $1,500.
Calculate how much Jenna makes a month. Remember, she makes "time and a half" one Sunday each month. How much is her total monthly income?

Answer 1

The complete question is:

Jenna works at the grocery store and earns $9 an hour. She is busy with extracurricular activities and only works 20 hours during the week. However, she picks up an eight hour Sunday shift once a month, for which she earns time and a half. Jenna also lives at home and has health insurance under her moms plan. She is expected to pay for her own car repairs, maintenance and gas, as well as her auto insurance, which costs $1,000 a year. Jenna wants to take a trip to Mexico with her friends next year, which will cost $1,500.

*Remember to compute net pay by taking 20% out for taxes*

Answer:

$454.06

Explanation:

Jenna's gross pay for normal weekdays = 20hours * $9 * 4 weeks = $720

Jenna's pay for working Sunday = 8hours * $9 * 1.5 times = $108

Total gross pay = 720 + 108 = $828

Jenna's annual pay = 12 * 828 = $9936

Taxes are at 20% for a year

Net pay after taxes is = 0.8 * 9936 = $7948.80

Salary after Insurance = 7948.80 - 1,000 = $6948.80

Salary after removing funds for trip = 6948.80 - 1500 = $5,448.80

So net monthly income = 5448.80 ÷ 12 = $454.06