Question

Helen earns $14.75 per hour as a babysitter. She receives time-and-a-half pay for any hours she works over 40 in a week. What are her wages in a week in which sheworked 50 hours?$798.05$811.30$821.79$832.65None of these choices are correct.

Answer 1

As per given by the question,

There are given that Helen earns per hours rate is $14.75.

That means, the rgular rate is $14.75 per hour.

Now,

To calculate the employees overtime, multiply their regular rate by 1.5.

Then,

She receives time-and-a-halfe pay menas, she receives over time pay.

So,

Helen earns doller with overtime is,

`14.75*1.5=22.125`

Now,

When she worked in 50 hours in a week .

Then,

The wages is,

`50*22.125=1106.25`

So, Helen received wages whe she worked 50 hours in a week is 1106.25.

Hence, the option fifth is correct.