Competency Check Yau works part time as a teacher's assistant and is paid semi-monthly. His hours are the same each week. For his current pay stub, calculate Earnings Pay Period: March 31 Earnings Pay Period: March 31 Deductions Type Regular Type Regular Hours Rate Amount YTD Type Current yTo 20 22.50 450.00 (A) Income Tax 0 0 El CPP El CPP 7.47 2.20 7.47 2.20 44.82 Summary Gross Pay Deductions Net Pay Current ( 450.00 B 450.00 B ) 29.75 0 Year To Date ๑ ๔ "Earnings Pay Period: March 31" Deductions "Type Regular" Hours Rate Amount YTD Type Current yTo 20 22.50 450.00 (A) Income Tax 0 0 "El CPP" "7.47 2.20" 44.82 Summary Gross Pay Deductions Net Pay Current ("450.00 B") 29.75 0 Year To Date ๑ ๔ a) the year-to-date regular hourly pay (A) b) the year-to-date gross pay (B) c) the year-to-date total deductions (C) d) the current net pay (D) e) the year-to-date net pay (E) f) How are your answers to parts a) and b) are related? Explain why.

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Competency Check Yau works part time as a teacher's assistant and is paid semi-monthly. His hours are the same each week. For his current pay stub, calculate Earnings Pay Period: March 31 Earnings Pay Period: March 31 Deductions Type Regular Type Regular Hours Rate Amount YTD Type Current yTo 20 22.50 450.00 (A) Income Tax 0 0 El CPP El CPP 7.47 2.20 7.47 2.20 44.82 Summary Gross Pay Deductions Net Pay Current ( 450.00 B 450.00 B ) 29.75 0 Year To Date ๑ ๔ "Earnings Pay Period: March 31" Deductions "Type Regular" Hours Rate Amount YTD Type Current yTo 20 22.50 450.00 (A) Income Tax 0 0 "El CPP" "7.47 2.20" 44.82 Summary Gross Pay Deductions Net Pay Current ("450.00 B") 29.75 0 Year To Date ๑ ๔ a) the year-to-date regular hourly pay (A) b) the year-to-date gross pay (B) c) the year-to-date total deductions (C) d) the current net pay (D) e) the year-to-date net pay (E) f) How are your answers to parts a) and b) are related? Explain why.

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1. 900.002. 900.003. 59.504. 420.255. 840.506. The answers to parts a) and b) are the same because the year-to-date regular hourly pay (A) is the total amount Yau earned from his regular hours, and the year-to-date gross pay (B) is the total amount he earned before any deductions. Since Yau only has regular hours and no other types of earnings, these two amounts are the same.

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1. The year-to-date regular hourly pay is calculated by multiplying the current pay period's regular hourly pay by 2 (since he is paid semi-monthly).2. The year-to-date gross pay is calculated by multiplying the current gross pay by 2 (since he is paid semi-monthly).3. The year-to-date total deductions are calculated by multiplying the total current deductions by 2 (since he is paid semi-monthly).4. The current net pay is calculated by subtracting the total current deductions from the current gross pay.5. The year-to-date net pay is calculated by subtracting the year-to-date total deductions from the year-to-date gross pay.6. The answers to parts a) and b) are the same because the year-to-date regular hourly pay is the total amount Yau earned from his regular hours, and the year-to-date gross pay is the total amount he earned before any deductions. Since Yau only has regular hours and no other types of earnings, these two amounts are the same.

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