Question

Susan is trying to decide between two jobs. One job pays $12 per hour for the first 36 hours and $15 per hour for any additional hours. The other job is $11.50 per hour for the first 35 hours and $18 per hour for any additional hours. For which job will she earn more if she works 40 hours a week? How much more per year will this be if she works 50 weeks a year? Show work.

Answer 1

For the first question (For which job will she earn more if she works 40 hours a week), the answer is the second job.

For the second question (How much more per year will this be if she works 50 weeks per year), the answer is 25$ extra a year.

First i multiplied $12 times 36.

$12 x 36 = $432

Then i multiplied $15 times 4.

$15 x 4 = $60

Now add those together

$432 + $60 = $492

That's how much she would make in a week for the first job, if she worked 40 hours a week.

For the second job, i did the exact same process.

$11.50 x 35 = $402.5

$18 x 5 = $90

$402.5 + $90 = $492.5

She would get 50 more cents a week, if she worked 40 hours a week.

For the second question, i multiplied the first job total by 50, since she is working 50 weeks a year.

$492 x 50 = $24,600

Thats her total of a year, for the first job.

Do this with the second job.

$492.5 x 50 = $24,625

As you can see, she would get $25 more in the second job, than the first job.

I hope this helped!