Carmen gaetano worked 46 hours during this payweek. he is paid time-and-a-half for hours over 40 and his pay rate is $17.90/hour. what was his overtime premium pay for this workweek?
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Find number of overtime hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 - 40 = 6
---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 hour of overtime ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 x $17.90 x 1.5 = $161.10
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Answer: His overtime premium is $161.10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------