Question

Myra is paid based on the number of pages she types. She is paid P 5.00 per page plus free meals. For the week, she typed 375 pages. The week being the last week of the month, deductions are made from employee's gross earnings equivalent to 4% of monthly earnings for SSS, P 10.50 for Medicare, she is paying at the rate of P 50.00 per week. Myra's earnings for the current month including the current week is P 8 000.00 Compute for Myra's take-home pay.

Answer 1

Monthly income of myra including current week $= 8000$

Deduction he have to pay for SSS $= \dfrac{4}{100}\times 8000=320$

Deduction for mrdicare $=10.50$

Per week deduction of myra $= 50$

Myra's take home-pay$=\text{ Monthly income-Total deduction}$

$=8000-(50+320+10.5)=8000-380.5=7619.5$

Hence Myra's take-home pay is $P7619.5$