To determine how much an employee earns when working 48 hours in a week, we need to calculate both their regular pay for the first 40 hours and their overtime pay for the additional 8 hours.
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Regular Pay:
- Regular wage rate = $8.60 per hour
- Regular hours = 40 hours
- Regular pay = Regular wage rate × Regular hours \[ \text{Regular Pay} = 8.60 \times 40 = 344.00 \]
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Overtime Pay:
- Overtime hours = Total hours worked - Regular hours = 48 - 40 = 8 hours
- Overtime pay rate is generally 1.5 times the regular wage rate.
- Overtime rate = 1.5 × $8.60 = $12.90
- Overtime pay = Overtime rate × Overtime hours \[ \text{Overtime Pay} = 12.90 \times 8 = 103.20 \]
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Total Earnings: \[ \text{Total Earnings} = \text{Regular Pay} + \text{Overtime Pay} = 344.00 + 103.20 = 447.20 \]
Therefore, the employee who works 48 hours in a week earns a total of $447.20.