Question

Piping Hot Pizza's busiest days fall on the weekends. It offers its employees time-and-a-half pay on Saturdays and double-time pay on Sundays. Lisa Edwards normally earns $10.50 an hour. If, in addition to her regular 25 hours, she works 4 hours on Saturday and 6 hours Sunday, what is her total pay for the week?

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Answer 1

$451.5

Explanation:

For saturdays, Edward will earn 1.5 times the normal (10.50). So saturday hourly pay is 1.5 * 10.5 = $15.75

For sundays, Edward will earn twice the normal (10.50). So sunday hourly pay is 2 * 10.5 = $21

Edward's hours:

Regular 25 hours: 25 * 10.5 = $262.5

Saturday 4 hours: 4 * 15.75 = $63

Sunday 6 hours: 6 * 21 = $126

Total Pay = 262.5 + 63 + 126 = $451.5