Question

For the fourth week of October Susan Campbell worked 48.75 hours Susan earns $8.90 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 October (round your responses to the nearest cent if necessary

Answer 1

$472.81

Explanation:

48.75 - 40 = 8.75

She worked 40 hours at regular pay of $8.90/hour.

She worked 8.75 hours at overtime pay of 1.5 × $8.90/hour.

Total pay:

40 hours × $8.90/hour + 8.75 hours × 1.5 × $8.90/hour = $472.81