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Kylie works 25 hours at $16.00 per hour, and 4 hours overtime at time-and-a-half. calculate her wage.

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Final answer:

Kylie's total wage for working 25 regular hours and 4 overtime hours at time-and-a-half is $496.00.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate Kylie's wage, we first need to determine her regular and overtime earnings. Kylie works 25 hours at a regular rate of $16.00 per hour, and she works 4 hours of overtime at a rate of time-and-a-half.

Let's calculate her regular earnings:

Regular earnings = Regular hours × Regular rate
Regular earnings = 25 hours × $16.00/hour
Regular earnings = $400.00

Next, let's calculate her overtime earnings:

Overtime rate = Regular rate × 1.5
Overtime rate = $16.00 × 1.5
Overtime rate = $24.00 per hour

Overtime earnings = Overtime hours × Overtime rate
Overtime earnings = 4 hours × $24.00/hour
Overtime earnings = $96.00

Add both earnings to get Kylie's total wage:

Total wage = Regular earnings + Overtime earnings
Total wage = $400.00 + $96.00
Total wage = $496.00

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