document.write( "Question 1201060: Herb packs fish in 500 gram cans. He is paid $8.25 per hour plus $0.18 per kilogram in excess of 500 kg in 7.5 hour shift. How much will he earn per day if he packs 250 cans per hour? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Herb packs fish in 500 gram cans. He is paid $8.25 per hour plus $0.18 per kilogram in excess of 500 kg in 7.5 hour shift. How much will he earn per day if he packs 250 cans per hour?\r\n" );
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document.write( "Number of hours worked in a day: 7.5\r\n" );
document.write( "Hourly-salary, per 7.5-hour day: 7.5(8.25) = $61.88\r\n" );
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document.write( "Number of cans packed in a 7.5-hour day, at 250 cans per hour: 7.5(250) = 1,875\r\n" );
document.write( "Weight of 1,875 cans packed, in a 7.5-hour day: 1,875(500) = 937,500 gms, or 937.5 kg\r\n" );
document.write( "Amount of kilograms, packed per day, in excess of 500 kg: 937.5 - 500 = 437.5\r\n" );
document.write( "Bonus, @ $0.18 per kg in excess of 500 kg = .18(437.5) = $78.75\r\n" );
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document.write( "Total earnings per 7.5-hour day, including bonus: $61.88 + 78.75 = $140.63.
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