Question

Fergus gets paid $5.25 an hour with time-and-a-half for overtime(over 40 hours). How much did he earn one week when he worked 48hours?a. $63.04b. $190.90c. $210d. $273.04

Answer 1

The correct answer is d. $273

Fergus worked 48 hours in the week. This means that for 40 hours he was paid $5.25 per hour; And for 8 hours he was paid 150% of the normal (150% is one and a half time)

Then for the regular paid hours:

$5.25 per hour by 40 hours => 5.25*40= $210

Now for the 8 remaining hours we need to calculate how much Fergus is paid by hour.

Then 50% of $5.25 is the same as 5.25 divided by 2: 5.25/2 = $2.625

Then the 150% is equal to 100% + 50%. The 100% is $5.25 and the 50% is $2.625

5.25 + 2.625 = $7.875

This is what Fergus gets paid for every overtime hour. This week he worked 8 overtime hours.

Then, $7.875 * 8 = $63

Now the total earning of the week is equal to $210 + $63 = $273 and that's option D.