Question

Mr James works a basic week of 40 hours at a rate of $16 an hour. His overtime rate

is $4 per hour MORE than his basic rate.

Calculate:
(a) his total wage for a basic week,

(b) his wage for a week in which he worked 47 hours,

(c) the number of hours he worked during one week if he was paid a wage of $860.

Answer 1

Sure, I can help you with that. (a) His total wage for a basic week can be calculated as follows: Total wage for a basic week = Basic rate per hour x Number of hours worked in a basic week Total wage for a basic week = $16 x 40 Total wage for a basic week = $640 Therefore, his total wage for a basic week is $640. (b) His wage for a week in which he worked 47 hours can be calculated as follows: Wage for a week with overtime = (Basic rate per hour + Overtime rate per hour) x Number of overtime hours worked + Total wage for a basic week Overtime rate per hour = Basic rate per hour + $4 Overtime rate per hour = $16 + $4 Overtime rate per hour = $20 Wage for a week with overtime =$16