Question

some companies pay overtime for all time worked over 8 hours in a given day. use this method to complete the following payroll ledger. overtime is paid at the time - and - a - half rate. the regular gross earnings is the total number of regular hours times the regular rate. the overtime gross earnings is the total number of overtime hours times the overtime rate.

employee	hours worked - s	m	t	w	th	f	s	total hours - reg.	o.t.	reg. rate

employee	o.t rate	gross earnings - regular	gross earnings - overtime	gross earnings - total

determine the number of regular hours that mr. danza worked in the week.
□ hours (type an integer or decimal rounded to two decimal places as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify regular hours per day

Regular hours per day are up to 8 hours. So for each day, we take min(hours worked, 8).

• Monday (M): 7.5 (≤8, so regular)
• Tuesday (T): 8 (≤8, so regular)
• Wednesday (W): 9 (take 8 as regular, 1 as OT)
• Thursday (Th): 10.75 (take 8 as regular, 2.75 as OT)
• Friday (F): 6 (≤8, so regular)
• Saturday (S) and Sunday (Su) have no hours.

Step2: Sum regular hours

Sum the regular hours from each day:
\( 7.5 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 6 \)
First, \( 7.5 + 8 = 15.5 \)
Then, \( 15.5 + 8 = 23.5 \)
Then, \( 23.5 + 8 = 31.5 \)
Then, \( 31.5 + 6 = 37.5 \)

Answer:

37.5