Question

As an electronics technician, Ellen Bero earns $14.92 per hour. She earns double time for work on Sundays. Last week she worked 38 regular hours plus 5 hours on Sunday. What was her total pay for this week?

Answer 1

Ellen total pay for the week was $268.56

Answer 2

Ellen's Total pay for the week is:

$716.16

Explanation:

Ellen Bero earns $14.92 per hour.

She earns double time for work on Sundays.

i.e. she earns $29.84 per hour on Sundays

She worked 38 regular hours plus 5 hours on Sunday last week.

i.e. she earned
`38* 14.92+5* 29.84` last week

i.e. She earned $716.16 last week

Hence, Ellen's Total pay for the week is:

$716.16