Overtime and Gross Wage Questions
1) In a building company all employees work a basic week of 35 hours. Note overtime worked from Monday to Friday is paid for at time-and-a-quarter. Overtime worked on Saturday is paid for at time-and-a-half, whereas on Sunday it is paid for at double-time. If the basic rate is $12.75 per hour, find the gross wage of a man who worked 13 hours overtime from Monday to Friday, 3 hours overtime on Saturday and 6 hours overtime on Sunday.
2) In a business all employees work a basic week of 42 hours. Any overtime worked during weekdays is paid for at time-and-a-half. Overtime worked on Saturday is paid for at double time, whereas on Sunday it is paid for at triple-time. If the basic rate is $7.38 per hour, determine the gross wage of a man who worked 16 hours overtime from Monday to Friday, 4 hours overtime on Saturday and 3 hours overtime on Sunday.
3) In a hotel all employees work a basic week of 30 hours. Any overtime worked during weekdays is paid for at time-and-a-quarter. Overtime worked at Saturday is paid for at time-and-a-half, whereas on Sunday it is paid for at double-time. If the basic rate is $15.50 per hour and a man worked 16 hours overtime during weekdays, 5 hours overtime on Saturday and 4 hours overtime on Sunday;
Calculate
a) his basic wage
b) his overtime wage
c) his gross wage for the week
4) At a clothing business the basic week is 45 hours. During a certain week Mr. Carl earned a gross wage of $480 but $140 was overtime.
a) Determine Mr. Carl’s basic rate of payment
b) If overtime was paid for at double time, calculate how many hours Mr. Carl worked overtime
5) A woman is paid $10.25 per hour for a 50 hour week and she is paid at a time-and-a-half for overtime. Determine how many hours of overtime she worked when her wage for a certain week was $650.
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6 comments
Sherrie-Ann Parris - September 16, 2013 1:12 am
these look easy but quiet challenging
tarick - September 17, 2013 12:35 am
for true Sherrie-Ann
nerdisha chharles - September 17, 2013 1:52 am
numbers 4 and 5 are challenging
mcclayne jules - September 19, 2013 9:41 pm
true number 4
Peter J Rene - September 24, 2013 4:05 am
(Laughing) Nahh I Can Beat This, Kukere(No Worries)
DANIEL - May 28, 2015 11:36 pm
tht was challenging