Question

30 points if correct.

Ashley’s job pays her $16.34 an hour for her normal 40 hours of work per week, and she gets paid $24.51 per hour for any overtime. She is only allowed to work up to 60 hours a week. Assuming she always works at least 40 hours, give the range for the function that determines the amount of money that Ashley earns in one week.

Answer choices:

A. [$653.60, 1,143.80]
B. [0, $653.60]
C. [40,60]
D. [0, $1.143.80]

Answer 1

Multiply her pay per hour times number of hours worked.

For a normal 40 hour week, she is paid 16.34 per hour:

16.34 x 40 = 653.60

Overtime is any hours over 40, so if she works 60 hours, she would have 20 hours of over time.

Multiply 20 hours by her overtime rate:

20 x 24.51 = 490.20

Now add this to her normal 40 hour pay:

490.20 + 653.60 = 1143.80

So her range is from 40 hours: 653.60 to 60 hours: 1143.80

The answer would be A