An Employee Whose Regular Hourly Rate Is $20 and Whose

question 54

Multiple Choice

An employee whose regular hourly rate is $20 and whose overtime rate is 1.5 times the regular rate worked 45 hours one week. The employee's gross pay was

• A)$950.
• B)$900.
• C)$800.
• D)$1,350.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of activity or output over a short period, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums.

Operating Leverage

A measure that evaluates the extent to which a firm can increase its profits by increasing sales, highlighting the fixed versus variable costs in operations.

Financial Break-Even

The point at which total revenues and total expenses are equal, resulting in neither profit nor loss.

Required Return

The minimum expected return by an investor for undertaking an investment, reflecting its risk level.