Kelvin and Emma are shop assistants. Kelvin receives a weekly wage of £310 plus commission of £0.10 in the pound on goods sold.
During one week, Kelvin sold goods worth £1,850.
(a) Calculate Kelvin's gross earnings for that week.
The following are deductions from Kelvin's gross earnings.
Pension contribution: 7.8% of gross earnings
Income tax: £60
(b) Calculate Kelvin's net earnings for the week.
Emma's weekly wage is £345 and her commission on goods sold is £0.08 in the pound.
During another week, Kelvin sold the same value of goods as Emma, and Kelvin and Emma received the same gross earnings.
(c) Calculate the value of goods each shop assistant sold during that week.