Question

Kaitlin makes $13.15 per hour. If she works more than 40 hours in a week, she gets paid time and a half. Kaitlin gets a paycheck every two weeks. On her recent paycheck, she made $1209.84. How many overtime hours did Kaitlin work? Hint: For a two week pay period, 80 hours is considered regular pay.

Answer 1

Answer: 8 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

The pay is for 2 weeks which means that she worked for 80 hours.

At 80 hours, the regular income she should make is:

= 80 * 13.15

= $1,052

The total she made from overtime is therefore:

= 1,209.84 - 1,052

= $157.84

When she works overtime, she gets paid at a rate of a time and half. This means she gets:

= 13.15 * 1.5

= $19.73

The hours of overtime she worked is therefore:

= 157.84/19.73

= 8 hours