Question

For the fourth week of September, Kevin Johnson worked 46.50 hours. Kevin earns $12.60 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.

a) Calculate Kevin's regular pay for the week.
b) Calculate Kevin's overtime pay for the week.
c) Calculate Kevin's total pay for the week.
d) All of the above

Answer 1

Kevin's regular pay is $504.00, his overtime pay is $122.85, making his total pay for the week $626.85.

Step-by-step explanation:

To compute Kevin Johnson's wages for the fourth week of September, where he worked 46.50 hours with an hourly rate of $12.60 and overtime pay at 1.5 times the hourly rate:

a) Regular Pay

Kevin's regular pay for 40 hours will be: 40 hours * $12.60/hour = $504.00.

b) Overtime Pay

Kevin's worked 6.5 hours of overtime (46.50 total hours - 40 regular hours). The overtime pay is calculated as: 6.5 hours * ($12.60/hour * 1.5) = 6.5 hours * $18.90/hour = $122.85.

c) Total Pay

Adding both regular and overtime pay will give Kevin's total pay for the week: $504.00 (regular pay) + $122.85 (overtime pay) = $626.85.

Kevin's work hours exceed the average mentioned by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for full-time workers, which stands at 42.5 hours per week. Though not directly applicable to Kevin's calculations, it is a point of comparison reflecting the national statistics.