Question

Wilma Workerette worked 43.5 hours last week. Her base pay is $9.00 per hour and she gets time-and-a-half for any hours beyond 40. Using Method 1:

Answer 1

$407.25

Explanation:

We need to find her total salary for last week.

time-and-a-half means 1.5 * base wage

So, that would be 1.5 * 9 = 13.5 [this would be applied to hours over 40].

So, for 43.5 hours,

40 hours @ 9 per hour [40 * 9 = $360]

3.5 hours @ 13.5 per hour [3.5*13.5=$47.25]

Total Pay for last week = 360 + 47.25 = $407.25