Question

A secretary works a 35 hour week for which she is paid $262.50. She works 6 hours over- time on Saturday which is paid for at time and a half , and 4 hours overtime on Sunday which is paid for at double time. Calculate her gross wage for the week.​

Answer 1

Answer:

$390.

Step-by-step explanation:

first you need to find out hour much the secretary gets paid an hour.  So you will divide $262.50 by 35 hours

262.50 / 35 = 7.50

so we know that she worked over time of 6 hours and that will be time and half

to figure out how much for time and a half.  We are going to divide her hourly rate by 2.  

7.50 / 2 = 3.75

then to find out how much she made for that 6 hours we will add

7.50 + 3.75 = 11.25

to get the amount for over time on Saturday we will multiply

11.25 x 6 = 67.50

Now for the double time we will double her pay so will add

7.50 + 7.50 = 15

so then we are going to multiply to get your pay for the 4 hours overtime

15(4) = $60

Now to find the total amount we are going to add all of our totals together.  

262.50 + 67.50 + 60 = 390.

Her total gross wage for the week is $390.