An Employee Whose Regular Hourly Rate Is $12 and Whose

question 32

Short Answer

An employee whose regular hourly rate is $12 and whose overtime rate is 1.5 times the regular rate worked 45 hours in one week. The employer should record an overtime premium of ________ in the payroll register.

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Definitions:

Lower Terms

Expressing a fraction in its simplest form so that the numerator and denominator are as small as possible.

Ratio

A comparison, by division, of the relative size of two or more quantities.

Proportion

A statement of the equality of two ratios.

Direct Labour

The cost of wages for employees who directly manufacture or produce goods and services.