BUS. MATH Q2 - Week3
BUS. MATH Q2 - Week3
Minimum Wage refers to the lowest amount of money you are allowed to be paid for one hour of
work as defined by law. The minimum wage rate is based on the regular working hours of
eight (8) hours a day.
Note: Salaries and wages vary depending on nature of work , location of work, and time of work.
Salaries for those working in cities are higher than those who work in provinces.
Example 1:
A Math tutor who is paid Php 500 per hour is earning a wage. How much does he earn for
an 8-hour week work?
Solution: If a Math tutor gets Php 500 per hour, and if he works for 8 hours a week, then he will paid
Php 500 x 8 hours = Php 4, 000 for that week.
Example 2:
A school cleaner is paid per hour. If he is paid an average wage of Php 55 per hour, how
much will he get if he works 8 hours and 5 days a week for 4 weeks?
Solution: If the cleaners works for 8 hours a day, he earns Php 55 x 8 hours = Php 440 per day. In 5
days a week, Php 440 x 5 days = Php 2, 200 a week. In 4 weeks or in a month, the cleaner gets
Php 8, 800.
Contractual Employees – Those who are hired for a specific project only.
Probationary Employees – Those who are hired for the purpose of hiring them permanently as their
skills are needed for the continued operations of the company.
Income – Money that an individual receives in exchange for providing a good/service or through
investing capital.
Sources of Income
1. Farmers, fishermen and vendors earn income by providing a goods such as crops, fish
and vegetables, respectively.
2. Individuals may earn by investing their capital in stocks, mutual funds or bank deposits.
Benefit – Employee compensation given by an employer on top of the basic salary/wage. Benefits
may come in the form of cash or in kind.
Examples of Benefits:
1. Cash Benefits: 13th month pay, bonuses, rice allowance/subsidy, transportation
allowance
2. Non-Cash Benefits: SSS/GSIS, Pag – Ibig, PhilHealth
Check Your Understanding
A. Identify if SALARY or WAGE.
___________________1. The pay every month varies
___________________2. It has an hourly basis for payment
___________________3. Usually paid to manufacturing-process work
___________________4. A fixed pay given to an individual on a monthly/ an annual basis for the
work done by him or her
2. A fast food service crew is paid per hour. If he is paid an average wage of Php 77.43 per hour, how
much will he get if he works for 6 hours for 6 days a week for 4 weeks?
Name: ____________Grade & Section: Grade XI - _____
Subject: Business Mathematics Teacher: ___Score:
Gross Earnings: 22, 200 Total Deductions: 2, 100 2. Coco earns a monthly salary
of Php 35, 000. He earned Php
Net Pay: 20, 100 1, 000 overtime pay for this
month. His monthly contributions
are stipulated as follows: SSS at Php 581.30, PhilHealth at Php 481.25 and Pag-Ibig at Php 100. His
monthly withholding tax deduction is Php 2, 876.11. Find his gross earnings and his net earnings for
this month.