Question

John worked 46 hours for $7.50 an hour and time-and-a-half forovertime. If he had 20% of his gross earnings withheld for deductions,what was the net amount of his paycheck for the week?a. $318.50b. $294c. $67.50d. $300

Answer 1

`\text{ \$294}`

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we want to get the net amount

Since 20% was deducted, that means he got 80%

He is expected to work 40 hours per week based on labor laws

Thus, there are 6 hours of overtime here

Payment for overtime is 1.5 times the hourly pay

His total pay will be:

`7.5(40)\text{ + (1.5)(7.5)(6) = 300+67.5 = \$367.5}`

80% of this is what he got as net

We have that as:

`(80)/(100)*\text{ 367.5 = \$294}`