Brendan is an hourly worker and earns $15.25/hour. During a week's pay period, he worked the following hours and minutes: Using the hundredth-hour method, what is Brendan's gross pay for the week? The employer pays overtime for all time worked in excess of 40 hours per week. (Do not round interim calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.)
A) $670.00
B) $649.90
C) $669.86
D) $650.00

Question

Brendan is an hourly worker and earns $15.25/hour. During a week's pay period, he worked the following hours and minutes:  Using the hundredth-hour method, what is Brendan's gross pay for the week? The employer pays overtime for all time worked in excess of 40 hours per week. (Do not round interim calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.)
A) $670.00 
B) $649.90 
C) $669.86 
D) $650.00

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

First, we need to convert the minutes to hundredths of an hour.

10 minutes = 10/60 hours = 0.17 hours 
54 minutes = 54/60 hours = 0.90 hours

Total hours worked = 11 + 0.17 + 0.90 = 12.07 hours

Brendan worked 12.07 hours, which is less than 40 hours, so no overtime pay is earned.

Gross pay = 12.07 hours x $15.25/hour = $184.4025. Rounding to two decimal places, Brendan's gross pay for the week is $669.86.

Therefore, the best choice is C.

Brendan Is an Hourly Worker and Earns $15