Question

PLS HELP For the fourth week of April, Linda Allen worked 45 hours. Linda earns $12.80 an hour. Her employer pays overtime for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week and pays 1.5 times the hourly rate for overtime hours. Calculate the following for the fourth week of April (round your responses to the nearest cent if necessary):

Answer 1

608

Explanation:

12.8 × 1.5 is 19.2 so 19.2 × 5 is 96 dollars in overtime and then 12.8 × 40 is 512 so 512 + 96 is 608

Answer 2

$12.80 x40 + $512.00

1.5 hourly rate = $12.80 +$6.40 = 19.20 x 5 hrs. = $96.00

Fourth week of April $512.00 + $96.00 = $608.00

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