Question

Marta earns $12.50 per hour during a 40 hour work week. If she works overtime, she earns time and a half pay for every additional hour that she works. This week, she has worked 46 hours. Determine her pay for this week.

Answer 1

12.50 x 40 = $500 for the contracted hours

Time and a half would be

$6.25 on top of her normal pay

$12.50 + $6.25 = $18.75

$18.75 x 6 = $112.50

$112.50 + $500 = $612.50 for a total of 46 hours