Payroll chapter 510 points Problem 3a Michelle is an office

Payroll (chapter 5-10 points) Problem 3a Michelle is an office assistant who has worked the hours given in the table below. Her regular rate of pay is $13.50 an hour, with time and a half paid for all hours over 8 in a given day Find her gross earnings for the week. Total hours Th 6.5 6.25 ?? 0.75 2.5 Answer

Solution

Total Regular Time (8+8+6.5+8+6.25) 36.75 Total Overtime (0.75+2.5+1.5) 4.75 Regular wage rate 13.5 Wage rate during overtime (13.5*1.5) 20.25 Regular wages (13.5*36.75 hrs) 496.125 Overtime wages (20.25*4.75 hours) 96.1875 Gross Earnings 592.3125