Question

4. Justine Gilbert worked these hours last week: Monday, 8; Tuesday, 10¼; Wednesday, 8½; Thursday, 9; Friday, 7¾. She works on an 8-hour day with time-and-a-half being paid for overtime work. Her regular gross pay rate is $17.10 an hour. What was Justine’s overtime pay amount for last week?

Answer 1

$96.19

Explanation:

Gilbert's overtime hours were ...

• M 0
• Tu 2 1/4
• W 1/2
• Th 1
• F 0

for a total of 3.75 hours of overtime for the week. Her overtime pay is ...

3.75×1.5×$17.10 = $96.1875 ≈ $96.19

Gilbert's overtime pay for the week was $96.19.