Question

2. Juanita and Luis Rodriguez expected the automatic withdrawal of their fuel oil bill to be more than last

month's bill of $259.85 but did not know by how much. The activity on their account showed a previous
balance of $528.76, checks processed of $416.79, an automatic deposit of $400.00, and interest earned of
$3.56. If their new balance was $228.58, by how much did this month's fuel oil bill exceed last month's bill?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Rick James is paid $18.00 an hour as a pastry chef for a regular 35-hour week. His overtime rate is 1.5 times his regular hourly rate. This week he worked his regular 35 hours plus 8 hours of overtime. What is his overtime pay? (Hint: This is not total pay for the week.)

$216.00