Question

Alonso is paid $18.20 an hour for a regular 40 hour work week. His overtime rate is 1.5 times his hourly rate. This week, Alonso worked his regular 40 hours plus 10 hours of overtime. What is his total pay? Step 1: Find the straight time pay. Hourly Rate X Regular Hours Worked = Total Straight Time Pay $ х $ Step 2: Find the overtime pay. Overtime Rate X Regular Hours Worked = Total Overtime Pay х = $ I Step 3: Find the straight time pay. Straight Time Pay + Overtime Pay Total Amount Earned $ + $ If $

Answer 1

For the Step 1: Find the straight time pay.

The statement tells you that Alonso is paid $ 18.2 an hour for a regular workweek. Also, they tell you that Alonso worked his regular 40 hours this week. So,

`\begin{gathered} \text{Hourly Rate X Regular Hours Worked = Total Straight Time Pay} \\ \text{ \$}18.2\cdot40=\text{ \$}728 \end{gathered}`

Now for the step 2: Find the overtime pay.

The statement tells you that Alonso's overtime rate is 1.5 times his hourly rate. Then you multiply

`\text{ \$}18.2\cdot1.5=\text{ \$}27.3`

This means that Alonso is paid $ 27.3 per overtime hour worked. So,

`\begin{gathered} \text{ Overtime Rate X Regular Hours Worked = Total Overtime Pay} \\ \text{ \$}27.3\cdot10=\text{\$}273 \\ \text{ because he worked 10 overtime hours} \end{gathered}`

Finally, for the step 3: Find the straight time pay.

Now, you just have to add what Alonso earned for his 40 regular hours plus what he earned for his 10 overtime hours.

`\begin{gathered} \text{ Striaght Time Pay + Overtime Pay = Total Amount Earned} \\ \text{ \$}728+\text{\$}273=\text{\$}1001 \end{gathered}`

That means that this week Alonso made a total of $ 1001.