Question

For the fourth week of April, Kevin Nelson worked 46 hours. Kevin earns $17.90 an hour. His employer pays overtime for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week and pays 1.5 times the hourly rate for overtime hours. Calculate the total amount earned

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

From the information given,

Total number of hours worked = 46

Hourly rate = $17.90

Thus,

amount earned for the first 40 hours = 40 x 17.9 = 716

Overtime = 46 - 40 = 6

overtime rate = 1.5 times the hourly rate = 1.5 x 17.9 = 26.85

Amount earned for overtime = 26.85 x 6 = 161.1

Total amount earned = 716 + 161.1

Total amount earned = $877.1