Final answer:
The correct answer is option B, which is the result of calculating earnings for 39 hours at a regular rate and 9 hours at time and a half for an hourly rate of $19. The total income, before rounding, is $997.50.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the income earned for working 39 hours at the normal rate, we multiply the number of hours (39) by the hourly rate ($19), which gives us $741.
To calculate the income earned for working 9 hours at time-and-a-half, we multiply the number of hours (9) by 1.5 (time-and-a-half) and then multiply it by the hourly rate ($19), which gives us $256.50.
Finally, we add the two amounts together to get the total income earned: $741 + $256.50 = $997.50. Rounding to the nearest cent, the total income earned is $780.44.
The correct answer is option B. Calculating the income earned for working 39 hours at normal rates and 9 hours at time and a half with an hourly rate of $19, involves two steps:
- First, we find the income for the normal hours by multiplying the hourly rate by the number of hours worked: $19 per hour × 39 hours = $741.
- For the overtime hours, we calculate the income by multiplying the hourly rate by 1.5 (time and a half) and then by the number of overtime hours worked: $19 per hour × 1.5 × 9 hours = $256.50.
Adding these two amounts together gives us the total income: $741 + $256.50 = $997.50. Rounding to the nearest cent is not necessary in this case because the total is already at the cent.