Answer:
Rita's pay for Monday is $158.
Step-by-step explanation:
Rita's hourly pay for an 8-hour shift she works everyday is, $16.
If she works overtime she gets paid 1.5 times her hourly pay for every extra hour.
That is, if she works (8 + <em>x</em>) hours a day then the pay for the <em>x</em> hour is, 1.5<em>x</em>.
Rita's working hours on Monday is:
- Started from 8:15 AM to 12:45 PM ⇒ 4 hours 30 minutes.
- 45 minutes lunch break ⇒ 12:45 PM + 45 minutes = 1:30 PM
- Worked from 1:30 PM to 6:15 PM ⇒ 4 hours 45 minutes
It is provided that Rita does not get paid for lunch hour.
Rita's pay for Monday is computed as follows:
= (8:15 AM - 12:45 PM) + (1:30 PM - 6:15 PM)
= (4 hours 30 minutes) + (4 hours 30 minutes)
= (4 + 4) hours + (30 + 45) minutes
= (8 × 16) + (75 minutes × 16 × 1.5)
= 128 + (1.25 hours × 24)
= 128 + 30
= 158
Thus, Rita's pay for Monday is $158.
