Question

Tom earns $15.50 per hour at the Yankee Bowling Alley. He regularly works 40 hours per week. He is paid time-and-a-half for each hour of overtime work. Last week he worked 42 hours. What was his gross pay for the week?

Answer 1

$666.50

Explanation:

Tom worked only 2 hours of overtime, at (1.5)($15.50/hr) = $23.25/hr.

At the regular pay rate of $15.50/hr he earned:

($15.50/hr)(40 hrs) = $620

His overtime pay is (1.5)($15.50/hr)(2 hr) = ($23.25/hr)(2 hr) = $46.50

Additing these two amounts together, we get $666.50 (gross pay for the week).