Question

At the local sandwich shop, employees earn double time for any hours worked in addition to their regular 40-hour week. Last week, Cooper Jones worked his regular 40 hours plus 9 hours of overtime. Cooper is paid $8.50 per hour. What is his total pay for the week?

Answer 1

double-time for overtime...so overtime pay is 2(8.50) = 17

40(8.50) + 9(17) = 340 + 153 = 493 <== pay for the week

Answer 2

Answer: $493

Explanation:

Given : Cooper Jones worked his regular 40 hours plus 9 hours of overtime.

Since , Cooper is paid $8.50 per hour.

Then his pay for regular 40 hours :-

`\$8.50*40=\$340`

Also, employees earn double time for any hours worked in addition to their regular 40-hour week.

Then his pay for 9 hours overtime will be :-

`2*\$8.50*9=\$153`

Total pay :
`\$153+\$340=\$493`

Hence, his total pay for the week = $493