Question

If an employee works 12 hours of overtime and his or her overtime wage pays at the rate of one and a half times the regular wage of $14.00, what are the total overtime earnings?

Answer 1

$252

Explanation:

overtime wage = 1.5 * 14 = $21 per hour

12 hours x $21 per hour = $252 in total overtime earnings

Answer 2

$252.00

Explanation:

To calculate the total overtime earnings, we can use the following formula:

Overtime earnings = Overtime hours × Overtime rate

In this case,

The overtime hours are 12 and the overtime rate is 1.5 times the regular wage of $14.00, or $21.00 per hour.

Substitute in these values, we get:

Overtime earnings = 12 hours × $21.00/hour

Overtime earnings = $252.00

Therefore, the total overtime earnings are $252.00.