Sahar earns a salary of $31,500 per year as a nonexempt employee with a 35-hour standard workweek. What is her hourly rate? (Round to the nearest cent.)
A) $17.31 per hour
B) $15.82 per hour
C) $16.89 per hour
D) $16.31 per hour

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Hourly rate = Annual salary / (Number of weeks in a year * Number of hours in a standard workweek)= $31,500 / (52 weeks * 35 hours)= $31,500 / 1,820 hours= $17.31 per hour (rounded to the nearest cent)

Sahar Earns a Salary of $31,500 Per Year as a Nonexempt