Intermediate Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
19th Edition
ISBN: 9780998625720
Author: Lynn Marecek
Publisher: OpenStax College
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According to the US Department of Labor, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, "employees covered by the
Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and
one-half their regular rates of pay."
Nathan has been working at an regular rate of $20. He works 50 hours per week and is paid time and a half
for overtime. What is Nathan's average hourly rate?
per hour
Hint: Time and a half for overtime' means that an employee is paid at one and a half times their hourly
rate for every hour more than 40 hours they work in a week.
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Transcribed Image Text:According to the US Department of Labor, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, "employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay." Nathan has been working at an regular rate of $20. He works 50 hours per week and is paid time and a half for overtime. What is Nathan's average hourly rate? per hour Hint: Time and a half for overtime' means that an employee is paid at one and a half times their hourly rate for every hour more than 40 hours they work in a week.
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