Question

Hannah works at a flower shop for $9.50 per hour. This week she will work 12 hours overtime, for which she will be paid 1.5 times her usual pay rate. What will her gross paycheck be.

Answer 1

• $551

Explanation:

Assume normal working week is 40 hours.

Total payment for week consists of 40 normal and 12 overtime hours:

• 40*9.50 + 12*9.50*1.5 = 551