Jessa is a sales clerk earning $100/hour for regular time and 1.5 times the rate for overtime. She worked 48 hours this week (40 hours regular, 8 overtime). What is her total weekly wage?
Answer (2)
To calculate Jessa's total weekly wage, we need to consider both her regular hours and her overtime hours worked. Let's break this down step by step:
Calculate Regular Time Earnings:
Jessa earns $100 per hour during regular working hours. This week, she worked 40 regular hours.
To find her earnings from regular hours, we multiply the number of regular hours by her rate:
E regular = rate × regular hours = 100 × 40 = 4000
Calculate Overtime Earnings:
Jessa earns 1.5 times her regular rate for overtime hours. Therefore, her overtime rate is:
Overtime rate = 1.5 × 100 = 150
This week, she worked 8 overtime hours. To find her overtime earnings, multiply the number of overtime hours by her overtime rate:
E overtime = overtime rate × overtime hours = 150 × 8 = 1200
Calculate Total Weekly Wage:
To find Jessa's total weekly wage, add her regular earnings and overtime earnings together:
Total wage = E regular + E overtime = 4000 + 1200 = 5200
Therefore, Jessa's total weekly wage is $5200.
Jessa's total weekly wage is calculated by adding her regular earnings of $4000 from 40 hours at $100/hour to her overtime earnings of $1200 from 8 hours at an overtime rate of $150/hour. The total comes to $5200 for the week. This includes both her regular and overtime pay.
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