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Leticia Alvarez worked 40 hours straight time and 20 hours overtime at an hourly rate of $10.50. Of the 20 hours overtime, 8 hours were at double time. Compute the following: 30. Straight-time earnings = 31. Overtime earnings = 32. Gross earnings =
Answer:
30. Straight-Time Earnings = $420
31. Overtime Earnings = $294
32. Gross Earnings = $714
It is given in the question that Leticia Alvarez worked:
Hourly Rate = $10.50 per hour
40 hrs Straight time
20 hrs Overtime
Out of this 20 hrs Overtime, 8 hrs were double time. This means that this 8 hrs is equivalent to 16 hrs worked. The balance Overtime is 12 hrs ( 20 - 8 hrs ).
So in total, Overtime worked (effectively) would be 12 hrs + 16 hrs = 28 hrs.
Hence,
Straight-Time Earnings = No. of straight time hrs worked x hourly rate
= 40 x 10.5
= $420
Overtime Earnings = Effective Overtime hrs worked x hourly rate
= 28 x 10.5
= $294
Gross Earnings = Straight-time Earnings + Overtime Earnings
= 420 + 294
= $714
Note: Alternatively, we can also find the Overtime Earnings by a different method:
Overtime Earnings = No. Of hrs worked x hourly rate
Here hourly rate will be different. Hourly rate for 8 hrs will be double for double time which is $10.5 x 2 = $21 per hour. For the balance 12 hrs ( 20 - 8 ), it will be $10.5 per hour.
i.e. Overtime Earnings = (12 x 10.5 ) + ( 8 x 21 )
= 126 + 168
= $294