During One Week, Three Employees of the Tea Leaf Cafe

question 4

Essay

During one week, three employees of the Tea Leaf Cafe worked the number of hours shown below. All these employees receive overtime pay at one and a half times their regular hourly rate for any hours worked beyond 40 in a week. Compute the regular earnings, overtime earnings, and gross pay for each employee. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Employee } \\\text { No. }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Regular } \\\text { Hourly Rate }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Hours } \\\text { Worked }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Regular } \\\text { Earnings }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Overtime } \\\text { Earnings }\end{array} & \text { Gross Pay } \\\hline 1 & \$ 13.00 & 46 & & & \\\hline 2 & 11.00 & 44 & & & \\\hline 3 & 9.00 & 45 & & & \\\hline\end{array}$$

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