question 6 of 10: you worked from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 45 - minute unpaid lunch and an unpaid 15…

question 6 of 10: you worked from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 45 - minute unpaid lunch and an unpaid 15 - minute break. you will be paid time and a half for any time over 8 hours. your regular hourly wage is $12.50. what will you be paid in overtime?\na) $8.48\nb) $12.25\nc) $18.75\nd) $25.00

question 6 of 10: you worked from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 45 - minute unpaid lunch and an unpaid 15 - minute break. you will be paid time and a half for any time over 8 hours. your regular hourly wage is $12.50. what will you be paid in overtime?\na) $8.48\nb) $12.25\nc) $18.75\nd) $25.00

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total work - time

Work from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. is 10 hours. Subtract unpaid lunch (45 minutes or $\frac{45}{60}=\frac{3}{4}$ hours) and unpaid break (15 minutes or $\frac{15}{60}=\frac{1}{4}$ hours). Total work - time is $10-\frac{3}{4}-\frac{1}{4}=10 - 1=9$ hours.

Step2: Calculate overtime hours

Regular work hours are 8 hours. Overtime hours are $9 - 8 = 1$ hour.

Step3: Calculate overtime pay

Regular hourly wage is $12.50$. Overtime pay rate is time - and - a - half, so overtime pay rate is $12.50\times1.5=$18.75$ per hour. For 1 hour of overtime, the overtime pay is $18.75\times1=$18.75$.

Answer:

c) $18.75$