Question

Lynn regularly works a 40-hour week and earns $9 per hour. She receives time-and-a-half pay for each hour of overtime she works. Last week she worked 43 hours.

Answer 1

Answer:

$400.50

Explanation:

Calculation for her total pay for the week

First step is to calculate her gross pay

Gross pay=$9 per hour*40-hour week

Gross pay=$360

Second step is to calculate her Hourly overtime rate since we were told that she receives time-and-a-half (1.5)

Hourly overtime rate=1.5 0vertime rate*$9 per hour

Hourly overtime rate=$13.50

Third step is to calculate the number of overtime hours worked

Number of overtime hours worked=43 hours-40-hour week

Number of overtime hours worked=3

Fourth step is to calculate her overtime pay

Overtime pay=$13.50*3

Overtime pay=$40.50

Last step is to calculate her total pay for the week using this formula

Total pay=Gross pay+Overtime pay

Let plug in the formula

Total pay=$360+$40.50

Total pay=$400.50

Therefore her total pay for the week will be $400.50