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DSST Business Math: Salaries Vocab

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1. Total amount of money that an employee is paid






2. The amount of money you earn per hour.






3. Time worked beyond the standard work week or hours






4. What you earn before exemptions are taken out.






5. 26 pay periods.






6. Future spending goals






7. 1 1/2 times (x1.5) the regular time rate






8. What people are paid






9. Money received from working such as wages - salaries or tips






10. Employers are required by law to withhold a certain amount of your pay.






11. Who work for others






12. Who is paid by the hour






13. Total income in a year - includes wages - salaries - commissions - bonuses - tips - interest - dividends - prizes - pensions - sale of stock - and profit from a business.






14. When there is a different tax rate for each of several levels of income.






15. A wage system in which workers are paid by the # of pieces produced






16. Money received from interest and dividends






17. Given for work over a certain # of hours or for work on weekends & holidays






18. An allowance for a person used to reduce the amount of tax withheld from pay






19. An amount of money that you are paid for selling a product or service.






20. An employee who is needed and paid by the day.






21. Pay system in which the rate of commission increased as the base increases






22. Offers a different rate of commission for each of several levels of sales.






23. The amount used to figure income tax with a tax-rate schedule






24. When you work more than your regular hours.






25. 2 times your regular hourly rate.






26. Subtractions from gross pay






27. Expressed as a percent and used to determine how much tax you pay.






28. Portion of your wage that you pay tax on.






29. 1 1/2 times your regular hourly rate.






30. The remaining pay after deductions have been subtracted from total or gross wages; take-home pay






31. Be an amount for each item sold or it may be a % of the $ value






32. Fixed amount of sales above which commission is paid






33. A tax term meaning gross income less adjustments






34. A fixed amount that can be deducted from a taxable income. used in place of itemized deductions.






35. 6 pay periods.






36. If the commission is the only pay you receive.






37. Shows the time you reported for work and the time you departed each day of the week.






38. Single number used to represent a goup of #'s






39. Or fringe benefits - in addition to wages - extra pay or services






40. Amount of tax withheld a year.






41. Money paid out of the total job benefits fro things usuch as travel - dues - tools.






42. The total value of the benefits received from a job less job expenses






43. 52 pay periods.






44. An amount of income that is free from tax






45. Person or company an employee work for






46. Subtracts from gross pay for yourself and other people you support.






47. System in which commission is only pay






48. A deduction from pay for income tax






49. The total amount of money you earn for a pay period at the hourly rate.






50. If you are married or are in charge of any other support.