Question

Jesse earns $12.62 an hour, plus she earns overtime for hours exceeding 40 hours per week. What is her gross weekly pay for working 47 hours if she gets time and a half for overtime?

A) $541.73
B) $600.14
C) $637.31
D) $849.71

Answer 1

40(12.62) + 7(12.62(1.5)) = 504.80 + 7(18.93) = 504.80 + 132.51 =
637.31 <===

Answer 2

Hence, the amount she receives for working for 47 hours is:

$ 637.31

Explanation:

It is given that:

Jesse earns $12.62 an hour, plus she earns overtime for hours exceeding 40 hours per week.

she gets time and a half for overtime i..e she receives
`1(1)/(2)` or we can say
`(3)/(2)=1.5` times the salary she gets for regular hours.

Now, her weekly pay for 47 hours will be calculated as:

40×12.65+1.5×12.65×7=$ 637.31.

Hence, the amount she receives for working for 47 hours is:

$ 637.31