Regular Pay and Overtime Pay

The total amount of an employee's earnings is called

• commission

• gross pay

• overtime

• hourly rate

• tip

When someone works overtime and earns time and a half, what should you multiply their hourly wage by to figure out their overtime rate?

• 5

• 2.5

• 2

• 1.5

A FIXED amount of pay for a week, month or year is called

• double time

• overtime

• salary

• gross pay

Pay that is 2 times the regular hourly pay rate of an employee is called

• Double time

• overtime

• time and a half

• commission

Janie earns $28.75 an hour working as a buyer for Macy's. If she worked 50 hours last week, what was her gross salary for the week?

• $1,473.05

• $43.13

• $1,437.50

• $876.00

Chris is a plumber and makes $30.00 an hour. What is his time and half rate?

• $60.00

• $25.00

• $10.35

• $45.00

Jill is paid an hourly rate of $18.85 an hour at her job at TD Bank. She receives double time for overtime pay. How much is her overtime hourly pay?

• $42.85

• $28.28

• $37.70

• $20.00

Kevin worked:

5 hours Monday

9 hours Tuesday

7 hours Wednesday

12 hours Thursday

10 hours Friday

Kevin earns $29.50 per hour working as an electrician. What was his total salary for the week?

• $980.00

• $1,268.50

• $1,180.00

• $1,475.00

Allison worked 57 hours last week. Her regular pay is $20.00 per hour. ANYTHING over 40 hours is considered overtime and she earns time and a half. How many overtime hours did she work and how much money did she make in overtime?

• 17 overtime hours and earned $510

• 10 overtime hours and earned $600

• 57 overtime hours and earned $873

• 15 overtime hours and earned $320

Mike worked the following hours at a heating/AC company:

Monday, 5 hours

Tuesday, 10 hours

Thursday, 7.5 hours

Saturday 15 hours

He earns $40.00 an hour and $55.00 an hour for anything over 8 hours.

What was his total salary for this week?

• $1,500.00

• $1,635.00

• $1,237.50

• $3,457.25