Question

A wage earner receives a gross pay of $983.15 for 52.5 hours of work. What is his hourly rate of pay if a regular workweek is 44 hours and overtime is paid at timeand-a-half the regular rate of pay?

Answer 1

$17.32

Explanation:

44 hours

52.5 - 44 = 8.5 hours over time for 1.5x regular pay

assume regular pay is x

so 44x + 8.5 * 1.5x =983.15

44x + 12.75x = 983.15

56.75x=983.15

x=17.324

check to see if it's correct

44*17.324 + 12.75*17.324 = 983.14