A fictional adult slip lists £150 gross pay, £0 income tax, a £6 employee pension deduction and a separate £9 employer pension contribution. Which entry reduces take-home pay?

• The £150 recorded as gross earnings
• The £9 paid separately by the employer
• The £0 listed for income tax this period
• The £6 employee pension deduction

A payslip covers work from 1 to 7 April, with payment made on 12 April. Which time record should you use to check its hours?

• The record of work done only on 12 April
• The record of work done from 1 to 7 April
• The record of work done from 8 to 14 April
• The record of all work done since 1 January

Mia earns £12 an hour for 6 paid hours on Saturday, with no other earnings. What is her gross pay?

• £60
• £72
• £78

Which group contains possible employee deductions on a UK payslip?

• Overtime earnings, shift bonuses and customer tips
• Hourly earnings, holiday pay and overtime payments
• Income tax, National Insurance and employee pension

Ben and Priya have equal gross pay and identical tax and National Insurance deductions. Priya has a £7 employee pension deduction; Ben has none. There are no other deductions. Who receives more net pay?

• Ben, by £7 because Priya has an extra deduction
• Priya, by £7 because her pension adds to net pay
• Neither, because equal gross always means equal net

Leah and Dan have equal hourly rates and paid hours, with no other earnings. Their deductions are not supplied. What can you conclude?

• Their net pay cannot be ranked from these details
• Their net pay must match because hourly rates match
• Their income tax must match because paid hours match
• Neither can have deductions when their hours match

An agreed schedule pays £13 an hour for 3 regular hours and £19 an hour for 2 overtime hours. There are no other earnings. What is total gross pay in pounds? Enter only the number.

Tomas earns £12 an hour. He has 1 hour 30 minutes of paid work in the morning and 45 minutes in the afternoon, with no other earnings. What is his gross pay in pounds? Enter only the number.

A fictional payslip has £246 net pay, £18 income tax and a £12 employee pension deduction. These are all the deductions. What was gross pay in pounds? Enter only the number.

A fictional adult payslip shows 20 paid hours at £11 an hour, £15 income tax and £8 National Insurance. There are no other earnings or deductions. What is net pay in pounds? Enter only the number.