2. In a factory, all employees work a basic week of 38 hours. Any overtime worked is paid for at time-and-a-half. Overtime worked on Saturday is paid for at double-time, whilst on Sunday it is paid for at triple-time. If the basic rate is $8.96 per hour, and a man worked 15 hours overtime from Monday to Friday, 3 hours overtime on Saturday and 2 hours overtime on Sunday, determine

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2. In a factory, all employees work a basic week of 38 hours. Any overtime
worked is paid for at time-and-a-half. Overtime worked on Saturday is
paid for at double-time, whilst on Sunday it is paid for at triple-time. If
the basic rate is $8.96 per hour, and a man worked 15 hours overtime from
Monday to Friday, 3 hours overtime on Saturday and 2 hours overtime on
Sunday, determine
his basic wage $
his overtime wage $
(a)
(b)
(c) his gross wage $
3. A man is paid at $9.60 per hour for a 40-hour week and he is paid at
time-and-a-half for overtime. Find how many hours he worked overtime
when his wage for a certain week was $528.00.
Overtime wage = $
Overtime rate = $
Overtime worked
=
per hour
hours
Transcribed Image Text:2. In a factory, all employees work a basic week of 38 hours. Any overtime worked is paid for at time-and-a-half. Overtime worked on Saturday is paid for at double-time, whilst on Sunday it is paid for at triple-time. If the basic rate is $8.96 per hour, and a man worked 15 hours overtime from Monday to Friday, 3 hours overtime on Saturday and 2 hours overtime on Sunday, determine his basic wage $ his overtime wage $ (a) (b) (c) his gross wage $ 3. A man is paid at $9.60 per hour for a 40-hour week and he is paid at time-and-a-half for overtime. Find how many hours he worked overtime when his wage for a certain week was $528.00. Overtime wage = $ Overtime rate = $ Overtime worked = per hour hours
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Given: Basic hours of work is 38 hours in a week.

The pay per hour is $8.96.

A person works extra 15 hours from Monday to Friday, 3 hours on Saturday, and 2 hours on Sunday.

The extra work hour on weekdays is counted as 1.5 hours on Saturday is counted as twice and on Sunday it is counted as thrice.

To find: (a) The basic wage.

(b) The overtime wage.

(c) The gross wage.

 

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