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Question

And employee earns 1.5 times the hourly rate for each hour worked in a week over 40 hours one week employee worked 46 hours and earn $580 before deductions what is the employees hourly rate

Answer 1

If x= rate per hour   then 1.5x = overtime rate per hour

 

40x + 6(1.5x) = 580

 

40x + 9x = 580

 

49x = 580

 

x = $11.84  (The answer is $11.83+ so I rounded to $11.84

 

Denny Rose

Galion, OH