If an employee works two jobs at two different wage rates for the same employer during the same pay week,any overtime pay must be calculated by using an overtime hourly rate of:
A) one and one-half the higher of the two wage rates.
B) one and one-half the lowest of the two wage rates.
C) one-half of the higher of the two wage rates.
D) one-half of the two rates combined.
E) none of the above.

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The correct method is to calculate overtime pay using one and one-half times the weighted average of the two wage rates, not any of the options provided.

If an Employee Works Two Jobs at Two Different Wage