Question

SECTION 1-1 PRACTICE

Employee

Regular

Hourly Rate

х

Hours

Worked

Straight-Time

Pay

Ix

36

X Х

X Х

Wright, S.

Reardon, E.

Levitt, R.

Maguire, M.

Reyes, A.

Vadola, G.

$ 8.00

7.50

16.20

10.25

14.525

26.675

IX Х

18

30

243

31.125

25.625

X Х

You earn $6.50 per hour and work 30 hours this week. What is your straight-

Answer 1

Your straight-time pay is $195.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Employee Regular Hourly Rate х Hours Worked = Straight-Time Pay

Wright, S. $8.00 36

Reardon, E. 7.50 18

Levitt, R. 16.20 30

Maguire, M. 10.25 243

Reyes, A. 14.525 31.125

Vadola, G. 26.675 25.625

b) If you earn $6.50 per hour and work 30 hours this week, your straight-time pay is $195 ($6.50 * 30). The straight-time pay is determined by multiplying the number of hours worked in a period by the hourly rate.