This document provides examples of calculating pay under a piecework system where workers are paid per item produced. In the first example, a worker is paid $3 per shirt and earns $24 for sewing 8 shirts in an hour. The second example shows a worker paid $30 for every 50 sandwiches, earning $210 for making 350 sandwiches. The third example calculates a shoe maker's weekly pay of $400 for making 4 shoes per hour over a 40 hour week at $2.50 per shoe.

1. Piecework
pay based on the number of things made

2. Example
Steve gets paid $3.00 for every shirt he
sews. If he sews 8 shirts in an hour how
much does he make?
Solution
3 x 8 = $24.00

3. Example 2
Betty makes $30 for every 50
sandwiches she makes. If she makes 350
sandwiches, how much is her gross pay?
Solution
She gets paid 350/50 = 7 times
30 x 7 = $210

4. Example 3
Dave makes shoes. He gets paid $2.50 for
every shoe he makes. He makes 4 shoes per
hour. He works 40 hours per week. How much
does he get paid in a week?
Solution
2.5 x 4 x 40 = $400