Question

Willie Worker put in 42 hours last week at the widget factory. His base pay is $8.00 per hour and he gets time-and-a-half for any hours beyond 40. How many hours will Willie be paid at his base rate of $8.00 per hour? How much does his pay at $8.00 total? What is Willie's pay rate for overtime? How many hours will Willie be paid at this overtime rate? How much does his pay at the overtime rate total?

Answer 1

40 x 8 = 320 This is how much he made after 40 hours
8 x 1.5 = 12 This is time-and-a-half
2 x 12 = 24 This is how much Willie made for his two extra hours
24 + 320 = $344 This is how much Willie made last week
Willie will be payed for 40 hours at his base rate. At 40 hours, Willie would've made $320. His pay rate for overtime is 1.5, or $12, and he will be payed for 2 hours overtime. For those 2 overtime hours, he made $24. Willie made $344 last week.