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David makes $18.50 per hour and his regular hours are 40 hours a week his overtime pay is time and a half he worked 47 hours this week what is his gross pay

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Time-and - half-payment means David will be paid 50% more on the hourly rate. So instead of making $18.50 per hour, David will now make $18.50 x 1.5 = $27.75.

Hence, if David worked 47 hours his gross pay will be


27.75*47=1304.25

which is our answer.

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