Sonja Is Paid $42

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Sonja is paid $42.50 per hour as a veterinarian. She is paid 1½ times the regular rate for all time exceeding 7½ hours in a day or 37½ hours per week. Work on a statutory holiday is paid at double time. What were her gross earnings for a week in which she worked 6, 0, 3, 7½, 9, 7½, and 8 hours on Saturday to Friday, respectively, and the Monday was a statutory holiday?

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Definitions:

Gamete

A fully developed haploid reproductive cell from either a male or female that can merge with one of the opposite sex during sexual reproduction, leading to the creation of a zygote.

Multifactorial

Pertaining to or arising from the interaction of multiple factors, including genetic and environmental influences.

Polygenic

A term describing traits or conditions caused by multiple genes, often resulting in a wide range of potential outcomes or phenotypes.

Nonadditive

Relating to or characterized by a process or effect that does not simply combine individual components in a straightforward, additive manner.