Question

Annette’s company pays her $17.60 per hour for the first 40 hours she works in a week and 1.5 times that amount for every hour she works over 40 hours. Last week, Annette worked 51 hours. How much money, in dollars, did Annette earn last week? Annette’s company pays her $17.60 per hour for the first 40 hours she works in a week and 1.5 times that amount for every hour she works over 40 hours. Last week, Annette worked 51 hours. How much money, in dollars, did Annette earn last week?

Answer 1

Annette earned $704 for the first 40 hours at her regular rate of $17.60 per hour and an additional $290.40 for 11 hours of overtime at a rate of $26.40 per hour, totaling $994.40 for the 51 hours she worked last week.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how much Annette earned last week, we must first calculate her regular earnings for the first 40 hours at her regular pay rate. We then calculate the additional pay she earned for the overtime hours at 1.5 times her normal pay rate.

Annette's regular hourly pay is $17.60. She gets paid this amount for the first 40 hours. So for 40 hours, her earnings are 40 hours times $17.60:

• 40 hours x $17.60/hour = $704

For the overtime hours, which are the hours she worked over 40, she's paid at a rate of 1.5 times her regular pay rate. Annette worked 51 hours in total, meaning she worked 51 - 40 = 11 hours of overtime. The overtime pay rate is 1.5 x $17.60 = $26.40.

• 11 hours x $26.40/hour = $290.40

To find her total earnings for the week, we add her regular earnings to her overtime earnings:

• $704 + $290.40 = $994.40

Therefore, Annette earned $994.40 last week.