Sam Is Paid $34

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Sam is paid $34.50 per hour as a power plant engineer. He is paid 1½ times the regular rate for all time exceeding 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week. Statutory holidays worked are paid at double time (in addition to holiday pay). What were his gross earnings for a week in which he clocked 8, 9.5, 8, 8, 10, 0, and 8 hours on Saturday to Friday, respectively, where Monday was a statutory holiday?

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