Colleen Prescott is a salaried employee who works fluctuating work schedules. She is paid a fixed salary of $920 each week, with an agreement with her employer that overtime (over 40 hours) will be paid at an extra half-rate, based on the actual hours worked. This week she worked 42 hours. Compute the following amounts. Round all divisions to two decimal places and use the rounded amounts in subsequent computations. Round your final answers to the nearest cent. a) the overtime earnings? b) the total earnings? c) If this was a BELO plan with a pay rate of $21 per hour and a maximum of 45 hours, how much would Prescott be paid for 42 hours?

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Colleen Prescott is a salaried employee who works fluctuating work schedules. She is paid a fixed salary of $920 each week, with an agreement with her employer that overtime (over 40 hours) will be paid at an extra half-rate, based on the actual hours worked. This week she worked 42 hours. Compute the following amounts.

Round all divisions to two decimal places and use the rounded amounts in subsequent computations. Round your final answers to the nearest cent.

a) the overtime earnings? b) the total earnings? c) If this was a BELO plan with a pay rate of $21 per hour and a maximum of 45 hours, how much would Prescott be paid for 42 hours?

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