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13. Rick Haskins is paid $18 an hour as a pastry chef for a regular 35-hour

week. His overtime rate is 1.5 times his regular hourly rate. This week
he worked his regular 35 hours plus 8 hours of overtime. What is
Rick's total pay?
Know?

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Answer:

$846

Explanation:

Rick's pay for the straight time he worked is ...

(35 h)×($18/h) = $630

His pay for the overtime he worked is ...

(8 h)×(1.5)($18/h) = $216

Rick's total pay is the sum of his straight time pay and his overtime pay:

$630 +216 = $846

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