Question

Dorothy Katz, a computer programmer, earns a regular hourly rate of $28.08 and earns double that amount when she works overtime. Katz usually works 40 regular hours and 12 hours overtime while she’s trying to update the company’s system before the months end . What is her total pay for the week?

Answer 1

$1797.12

Explanation:

For starters

Dorothy earns $28.08 per hour on normal hours

Dorothy would be earning $56.16 per hour on overtime hours, since it's double the rate of normal hours.

In a week,

Dorothy works 40 hours of normal time

Dorothy works 12 hours of overtime.

In a week, Dorothy would earn 40 * $28.08 of normal time pay

In a week, Dorothy would earn 12 * $56.16 of overtime pay. Calculating and summing this up, we have

40 * 28.08 = $1123.2

56.16 * 12 = $673.92

$1123.2 + $673.92 = $1797.12

Therefore, we say that Dorothy Katz earns a total of $1797.12 at the end of every week.