Practice

1. Randall gets paid double his hourly rate for any hours over 40 in a week. Last week he made $640 of straight time pay. What would his overtime pay be if he worked 6 hours of overtime?
2. Adriana is a self-employed entrepreneur who makes $3,200 a month. Unfortunately, she does not get paid overtime. She pays herself the same as her employees, $20/hr. How many hours does she work each month?
3. If Alex earned $624.50 in straight time pay last week, and he worked for 25 hours, what is his hourly wage?
5. ABC company stipulates a 40 hour week, and the overtime is paid as 1.50 times the regular pay. Calculate weekly pay for John with a wage of $480 for 40 hours if he works 45 hours this week.
7. Banou runs her father's food stall at the local farmer's market. Her father pays her $13.45 an hour straight time pay for 4 hours of work each day. Any hours over that are paid at time and a half. Last week Banou worked 3 6-hour days and 2-4 hour days. What was her total pay for the week?

1. Aimee is a truck diver and earns $20.40 per hour. She worked for 5 hours on Monday. What was her straight-time pay?
2. Mehmet works as a nurse at the local hospital. He works 3 12-hour shifts per week. He made $2,700 of straight time pay the last four weeks. What is his hourly wage?
4. The hourly rate of pay for workers in a factory is $18.65. Calculate the total earnings for Darren if he works 36 hours at normal rates and 8 hours at time - and - a - half.
6. How many straight time hours did Phoebe work if she gets paid $17.50/hr and made $1,400 the last two weeks?
7. Evelyn is a local electrician's apprentice and had to work last week on Thanksgiving Day. She worked 9 hours and gets paid $22 an hour straight-time pay. However, holidays are paid at an overtime rate of 2 time straight-time pay. How much did she make on Thanksgiving?