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George earns $15 an hour for each regular-time hour he works
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George earns $15 an hour for each regular-time hour he works; he earns time and one-half for each overtime hour. Overtime hours start after he has worked 32 hours in a week. What is George’s pay this week if he works 45 hours?
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772.5
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Re: George earns $15 an hour for each regular-time hour he works
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23 Jan 2018, 10:39
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32*15+13(15*1.5)
480+292.5
772.5
480+292.5
772.5
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Re: George earns $15 an hour for each regular-time hour he works
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19 Feb 2018, 12:53
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Carcass wrote:
George earns $15 an hour for each regular-time hour he works; he earns time and one-half for each overtime hour. Overtime hours start after he has worked 32 hours in a week. What is George’s pay this week if he works 45 hours?
enter your value
Show: :: OA
772.5
If the REGULAR pay = $15/hour, then the OVERTIME pay = (1.5)($15/hour) = $22.5/hour
George worked 45 hours
This means he get paid for 32 hours at REGULAR pay, and the remaining 13 hours at OVERTIME pay.
TOTAL pay = (32 hours)($15/hour) + (13 hours)($22.5/hour)
= $480 + $292.5
= $772.50
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772.5
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Brent
