Question

Cameron Benson is a dental assistant. He earns $17.25 per hour and time and a half for overtime. Last week he worked 63 hours. What is his total earnings for the week?

Options:
Option 1: $1,084.25
Option 2: $1,147.50
Option 3: $1,223.25
Option 4: $1,306.50

Answer 1

Cameron Benson's total earnings for the week is approximately $1,285.13.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find Cameron Benson's total earnings for the week, we need to calculate his regular pay and his overtime pay separately. Cameron earns $17.25 per hour and time and a half for overtime. Since he worked 63 hours, we can calculate his regular pay by multiplying his regular wage ($17.25) by the number of regular hours (40) and his overtime pay by multiplying his overtime wage ($17.25 * 1.5 = $25.875) by the number of overtime hours (23). Then we can find his total earnings by adding his regular pay and his overtime pay together.

Regular pay: $17.25 * 40 = $690

Overtime pay: $25.875 * 23 = $595.125

Total earnings: $690 + $595.125 = $1285.125

Therefore, Cameron Benson's total earnings for the week is approximately $1285.13.