Kaden worked 52 hours last week. He is eligible to earn overtime at 1 1/2 times his hourly rate of $15. How much money did he earn last week (before tax and other deductions)?
A. $600
B. $780
C. $870
D. $1,170

Question

Kaden worked 52 hours last week. He is eligible to earn overtime at 1 1/2 times his hourly rate of $15. How much money did he earn last week (before tax and other deductions)? 
	A.	$600
	B.	$780
	C.	$870
	D.	$1,170

austinl · Answer

How many hours in a typical work week?

anonymous · Answer

40

austinl · Answer

Correct, that is at the normal $15 rate.

How many hours of overtime did he work?

austinl · Answer

I have to go soon, so I shall give a formula.

TotalWages = (normal hours * normal wages) + (OT hours * (normalwages*1.5))