A typical drywall finisher works 45 hours per week for 16 weeks of the year and...

A typical drywall finisher works 45 hours per week for 16 weeks of the year and 40 hour per week for 32 weeks of the year, and gets 4 weeks off in the form of vacation, holidays, and sick leave (for which the drywall finishers are paid for 40 hours per week). The typical drywall finisher is paid $25.78 per hour. The employer must comply with the overtime requirements in the Fair Labor Standards Act. Determine the wages paid to a typical drywall finisher and the number of billable hours during a one-year period. Assume that all hours are billable except holidays, vacation, and sick leave

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We know that there are total of 52 weeks in a year.

Given, a drywall finisher works:

45 hrs./week ----> 16 weeks ---------------------(1)

40 hrs./week ----> 32 weeks ---------------------(2)

He gets 4 weeks off in the form of vacation, holidays, and sick leave. But it is given that he is paid for 40 hrs./week

So, total number of weeks for work of 40 hrs/week are 32 weeks + 4 weeks = 36 weeks

Given, he is paid $25.78/hour:

Total number of biilable (working) hours = (45 16) + [ (40 32) + (40 4) ] [ from (1) and (2) ]

= 720 + 1280 + 160

= 2160 hrs.

Hence, total no. of billable hours, during a one year period is 2160 hours.

Total wage paid to the finisher for one year = 2160 hrs. $25.78/hour

= $55,684.80

Hence, total wage payble to the finisher is $55684.80

Ally Wells answered 6 months ago

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