Jane earns $7.50 an hour and time-and-a-half for overtime. How

much does she earn for a 43.5-hour week?

1 answer

To calculate Jane's earnings for a 43.5-hour week, we first need to determine how many overtime hours she worked. In most cases, overtime pay applies after 40 hours of work in a week.

Jane worked a total of 43.5 hours in a week, so she worked 3.5 hours of overtime (43.5 total hours - 40 regular hours).

For regular hours: 40 hours * $7.50/hour = $300
For overtime hours: 3.5 hours * $7.50/hour * 1.5 = $39.38

Total earnings for the week: $300 + $39.38 = $339.38

Therefore, Jane earns $339.38 for a 43.5-hour week.