Avon Edwards worked 45.5 hours at $5 per hour. He made $100 in tips but no bonuses. Anything over 40 hours is paid time-and-a-half. What were his earnings?

Question

Use W = HR + 1.5VR + B + T, where H is regular hours worked, V is the overtime hours worked, B is bonuses, and T is tips.

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Responses

$220.00

$220.00

$241.35

$241.35

$320.00

$320.00

$341.25

Answer 1

To calculate Avon Edwards' earnings, we can use the formula provided:

\[ W = HR + 1.5VR + B + T \]

Where:

• \( H \) is regular hours worked (up to 40 hours)
• \( V \) is the overtime hours worked (hours in excess of 40)
• \( B \) is bonuses (which are $0 in this case)
• \( T \) is tips

From the information given:

• Regular hours \( H = 40 \)
• Total hours worked \( = 45.5 \)
• Overtime hours \( V = 45.5 - 40 = 5.5 \)
• Wage \( R = 5 \) (regular pay rate)
• Tips \( T = 100 \)
• Bonuses \( B = 0 \)

Now we can substitute these values into the formula.

1. Calculate regular pay: \[ HR = 40 \text{ hours} \times 5 \text{ dollars/hour} = 200 \]

2. Calculate overtime pay: \[ 1.5VR = 1.5 \times 5.5 \text{ hours} \times 5 \text{ dollars/hour} \] \[ = 1.5 \times 5.5 \times 5 = 41.25 \]

3. Calculate total earnings: \[ W = HR + 1.5VR + B + T \] \[ = 200 + 41.25 + 0 + 100 \] \[ = 341.25 \]

Therefore, Avon's total earnings are $341.25.