Question

A carpenter earns $18 an hour for a regular work week (40) hours. He earns time and a half for overtime. The weekly wage function is W(h)={                  18h                                         040} where h is the number of hours worked for the week. Find the wage if the carpenter worked 42.5 hours in the week

Answer 1

18×40=720 regular time
18×1.5=27 overtime per hour
27×2.5= 67.5 overtime

$720+$67.50=$787.50