document.write( "Question 322238: a carpenter earns $13.65 an hour and gets time-and-a-half for overtime(more than 40hours worked in a single week.) what should be the carpenter's salary for a 47.25-hour work week? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #230702 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! carpenter earns $13.65 an hour \n" ); document.write( "gets time-and-a-half for overtime \n" ); document.write( "what should be the carpenter's salary for a 47.25-hour work week? \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "For normal working he gets $13.65/hour \n" ); document.write( "So for the first 40 hours he gets 13.65*40= $546 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "The extra hours are 7.25 \n" ); document.write( "the rate for extra hour is 13.65*1.5= $ 20.47 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "So overtime charges will be 7.25*20.47=148.40 \n" ); document.write( "Total salary will be 48.40+546=$596.40 \n" ); document.write( " |