Punch Clock Lab

Timecard & Piece-Rate Application

Student Name: __________________________

Date: __________________________

Phase 1: Minute-to-Decimal Conversion

Before totaling a timecard, you must convert all minutes to decimals (Minutes ÷ 60).

12 Minutes

0.____

36 Minutes

0.____

54 Minutes

0.____

45 Minutes

0.____

Calculate the daily hours for "Employee #142". Round all daily decimals to two places.

Day	Time In	Time Out	Daily Total (H:M)	Decimal Hours
Mon	08:00 AM	04:30 PM	8h 30m	8.50
Tue	08:15 AM	05:00 PM	8h 45m	________
Wed	07:50 AM	04:20 PM	8h 30m	________
Thu	08:00 AM	05:12 PM	9h 12m	________
Fri	08:30 AM	01:00 PM	4h 30m	________
Total Weekly Hours				Total: ____

Q5 (Straight Piecework): A warehouse worker earns $0.85 per box packed. If they pack 840 boxes in a week, what is their gross pay?

$

Q6 (Differential Piece-Rate): An assembly tech is paid based on the following piecewise structure:

If the tech produces 215 units, calculate their total gross pay. Show your tiers below.

Tier Breakdown Calculation Space

Tier 1 Subtotal: $_______

Tier 2 Subtotal: $_______

Tier 3 Subtotal: $_______

$ Total Pay