Question

Janel is a nurse at central city hospital and is paid 32.50 per hour for a 40 hour standard workweek. during the biweekly pay period from january 10-21 janel worked a total of 86 hours. What is Janels gross pay?

Answer 1

To calculate Janel's gross pay for the biweekly pay period, we need to determine her regular and overtime hours worked and multiply them by her respective pay rates. Her gross pay is $2,945.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate Janel's gross pay, we need to determine the total number of regular hours and overtime hours she worked during the biweekly pay period.

From January 10-21, Janel worked a total of 86 hours. Since the standard workweek is 40 hours, we know that she worked 40 regular hours.

To calculate the overtime hours, we subtract the regular hours from the total hours: 86 - 40 = 46.

Since Janel is paid $32.50 per hour, her total gross pay can be calculated by multiplying her regular hours by her regular pay rate, and her overtime hours by her overtime pay rate (1.5 times her regular pay rate) and then adding the two amounts together: (40 * $32.50) + (46 * (1.5 * $32.50)).

Using this formula, we find that Janel's gross pay for the biweekly pay period is $2,945.