Finance help, please!

Question

Brett is paid $18.95 per hour with time and a half for overtime. What will his gross pay be for a pay period in which he worked 42 hours one week and 36 hours the next week for a total of 78 hours?

Answer 1

Hi Kaylee!

Full-time is 40 hours per week. For 0 to 40 hours a week, Brett makes $18.95/hour.

For any hours over 40, Brett makes 1.5 ($18.95) = $28.425/hour

So follow the problem to solve for the total pay...

Week 1: 40 hours x $18.95/hour =

2 hours x $28.425/hour =

Week 2: 36 hours x $18.95/hour =