Question

Decimal Calculations (Multiplication). An employee earns a salary of $380 for a 40-hour work week. If the employee worked 40 hours plus 14 hours of overtime at the overtime rate of 12.50 for each hour overtime worked, find her total income for the week.

Answer 1

$ 555

Explanation:

Salary for a 40-hour work week = $380

Total income for the week will be = Salary of regular 40 hours + Salary of 14 hours overtime

Salary per hour for the overtime work = $ 12.50

So,

The salary for 14 hours of overtime will be = $ 12.50 x 14 = $ 175

Therefore,

Total income for the week will be = $ 380 + $175 = $ 555

Thus, for a 40 hour work week and 14 hours of overtime the total income of the week will be $ 555