Nugent’s Vietnamese Sandwiches employs seven waitpersons with one bus person, with whom the waitpersons will share their tips. The information regarding their gross receipts, number of hours worked, and tips reported are detailed in the table below. The owner, Mrs. Twang Nguyen, is not sure that all the waitpersons report the required 8 percent of gross receipts. Using both the gross receipts and the hours worked methods; please help Mrs. Nguyen identify the tip amounts that need to be allocated to each employee, if any.
Employee |
Gross Receipts |
Hours Worked |
Tips Reported |
1 |
$28,000 |
30 |
$1,600 |
2 |
35,000 |
40 |
2,670 |
3 |
17,500 |
20 |
1,250 |
4 |
31,230 |
40 |
3,150 |
5 |
40,100 |
40 |
3,870 |
6 |
42,290 |
38 |
3,775 |
7 |
34,300 |
40 |
2,200 |