2. At a chemical factory, the basic week is 40 hours. During a particular week Mr. James earned a gross wage of $518.00, but $148.00 was for

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2. At a chemical factory, the basic week is 40 hours. During a particular week Mr. James earned a gross wage of $518.00, but $148.00 was for overtime.
a. Calculate Mr. James’ basic rate of payment.
b. If overtime was paid for at double-time, calculate how many hours Mr. James worked overtime.

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Euphemia 4 years 2021-08-02T14:18:09+00:00 1 Answers 58 views 0

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  1. Nick
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    2021-08-02T14:19:11+00:00
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    Answer:

    a. Mr. James’ basic rate of payment is $9.25 per hour

    b. Mr. James worked 8 hours overtime.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Given that:

    Hours of a basic week = 40 hours

    Gross wage earned = $518.00

    Amount of overtime = $148.00

    We will subtract this amount from gross wage to calculate the basic weekly wage.

    Basic weekly wage = 518.00 – 148.00 = $370

    a. Calculate Mr. James’ basic rate of payment.

    Basic rate = \frac{Weekly\ wage}{Week\ hours}

    Basic rate = \frac{370}{40}

    Basic rate = $9.25 per hour

    b. If overtime was paid for at double-time, calculate how many hours Mr. James worked overtime.

    Double time overtime means that the hourly wage is doubled for every overtime hour.

    Per hour overtime wage = $9.25*2 = $18.50

    Number of overtime hours = \frac{Total\ overtime\ amount}{Per\ overtime\ hour\ wage}

    Number of overtime hours = \frac{148.00}{18.50}

    Number of overtime hours = 8

    Hence,

    a. Mr. James’ basic rate of payment is $9.25 per hour

    b. Mr. James worked 8 hours overtime.

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