Jean works as a secretary for a local business. She is paid $10.50 per hour. She gets paid overtime for all hours over 40 a week. Last week she worked 45 hours. What is her gross pay for the week?

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Jean works as a secretary for a local business.  She is paid $10.50 per hour.  She gets paid overtime for all hours over 40 a week.  Last week she worked 45 hours.  What is her gross pay for the week?

antman1 · Answer

this is kind of tricky?

FexrlessRxby · Answer

Every time you have gross pay, you multiply the amount she made by the hours she worked, then you get your answer from there.

antman1 · Answer

ok

antman1 · Answer

well i might need help to solve this

FexrlessRxby · Answer

Do you know what to do first?

FexrlessRxby · Answer

Oh, I see how to do this.

antman1 · Answer

yea i need help

FexrlessRxby · Answer

So first you need to figure out how much she makes originally.

antman1 · Answer

it will be 10.50

antman1 · Answer

originally

FexrlessRxby · Answer

Then you would multiply that by 45 correct?

antman1 · Answer

what about the 40?

FexrlessRxby · Answer

I'll get to that soon.

antman1 · Answer

then idk?

FexrlessRxby · Answer

Do you have the answer to 10.50 multiplied by 45?

antman1 · Answer

yes 472.5

FexrlessRxby · Answer

Ok, so her original pay is $472.50.

antman1 · Answer

ok and then what about the 40???

FexrlessRxby · Answer

Then I believe, and correct me if I'm wrong, you would do 10.50 times 5 then subtract that amount from the 472.50

FexrlessRxby · Answer

So first, do 10.50 times 5.

Vocaloid · Answer

Politely disagree with the previous answer. For overtime, you get paid 1.5x for every hour over 40.

So in this case, 10.50*40 is the regular salary, then since she worked 5 hours over 40, it’s 1.5*10.5*5 on top of that.

antman1 · Answer

it will be 52.5 for 10.50 times 5

FexrlessRxby · Answer

@vocaloid wrote:

Politely disagree with the previous answer. For overtime, you get paid 1.5x for every hour over 40. So in this case, 10.50*40 is the regular salary, then since she worked 5 hours over 40, it’s 1.5*10.5*5 on top of that.

Thank you Vocaloid. I wasn't sure how to find gross pay from here.

FexrlessRxby · Answer

@antman1 wrote:

it will be 52.5 for 10.50 times 5

Forget what I said before.

antman1 · Answer

????

FexrlessRxby · Answer

@antman1 wrote:

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Do what Vocaloid said before. Forget what I said.

FexrlessRxby · Answer

I said it wrong. I wasn't sure how to solve it.

Vocaloid · Answer

She works 40 hours at 10.50 per hour —> 40*10.50

She also worked 5 hours of overtime. You get paid 1.5 times your normal salary for overtime —> 10.50*1.5*5

antman1 · Answer

ok thanks vocaloid

antman1 · Answer

Anne is paid $25 per hour for her job as an office manager.  She is paid overtime for all hours worked over 40 a week.  What is her gross pay is she worked 51 last week?

Vocaloid · Answer

Same logic

40* her normal salary

Then calculate how many hours over 40 she worked

Then, multiply 1.5* normal salary* overtime hours

Then add the regular and overtime pay