Beth is a nonexempt employee and she earns $17.45 per hour in her job. She has worked 40 hours this week, but management has requested that Beth work seven more hours this weekend. What is the total payment, before taxes, that Beth will be due for her work this week?
Beth receives $17.45 for each of her regular 40 hours, totaling $698. For overtime, she gets 1.5 times her regular rate, which equals $26.175 per hour. Working 7 overtime hours earns her $183.225. Therefore, her total payment, before taxes, is $698 + $183.225, which equals $881.22.
Brad626 is correct.
There is a typo. Beth's regular rate is $17.45/ hour, so her seven hours of overtime pay at $26.175 per hour, not $16.175.