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

Janel's gross pay is $3527.50. This is calculated by finding the overtime pay and adding it to the regular pay.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate Janel's gross pay, we need to determine the number of hours she worked in excess of the standard 40-hour workweek and calculate the overtime pay. First, we find the number of hours worked in excess:

Total hours worked - Standard workweek hours = Overtime hours

86 hours - 40 hours = 46 hours

Next, we calculate the overtime pay by multiplying the overtime hours by 1.5 times the regular hourly rate:

Overtime pay = Overtime hours * (Regular hourly rate * 1.5)

Overtime pay = 46 hours * (32.50 * 1.5)

To find the gross pay, we add the regular pay and overtime pay together:

Gross pay = Regular pay + Overtime pay = (Regular pay per hour * Standard workweek hours) + Overtime pay

Gross pay = (32.50 * 40) + (46 * (32.50 * 1.5))

Gross pay = $1300 + $2227.50 = $3527.50