Question

Charles is a machine operator for Chicago Public Works. Last week he worked 47 hours. Charles is paid $25 per hour, and time and half for overtime work. What was his weekly pay?​

Answer 1

Charles's total weekly pay, including his regular pay and overtime pay, is $1,262.50. The overtime wage is calculated at a rate of time and a half of his regular wage for hours worked beyond the standard 40-hour workweek.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question involves calculating the weekly pay for Charles, a machine operator who earns an hourly wage plus overtime for hours worked beyond the standard workweek. To determine Charles's total weekly pay, we must first calculate his regular pay for the standard 40-hour workweek at his normal wage of $25 per hour. For the remaining 7 hours, he will be paid at the overtime rate, which is time and a half, making his overtime wage $37.50 per hour (1.5 times his regular hourly wage).

Charles’s regular pay is calculated as follows:

40 hours × $25/hour = $1,000. His overtime pay is calculated as follows:

7 hours × $37.50/hour = $262.50.

Therefore, Charles’s total weekly pay is the sum of his regular pay and his overtime pay,

which is $1,000 + $262.50 = $1,262.50.