Al works in the warehouse for his company and receives $12.75/hour. He occasionally works in the Quality Assurance (QA) department as a receiving clerk and earns a 15% differential for hours worked there. During a two-week pay period, he worked 72 hours in the warehouse and 12 hours in the QA department. He worked all overtime hours in the warehouse. Standard workweek has 40 hours. What is his gross pay for the pay period? (Do not round interim calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Al's regular pay for the two-week pay period (72 hours at $12.75/hour) is:

$12.75/hour x 72 hours = $918.00

Al's QA pay for the pay period (12 hours at $14.66/hour) is:

$12.75/hour x 1.15 = $14.66/hour
$14.66/hour x 12 hours = $175.92

Al's total pay for the pay period is:

$918.00 + $175.92 = $1,093.92

Al worked 32 overtime hours in the warehouse (72 hours - 40 hours standard workweek). Al's overtime pay in the warehouse is:

Overtime pay = (overtime hours x hourly rate) x 1.5
Overtime pay = (32 hours x $12.75/hour) x 1.5
Overtime pay = $612.00

Al's gross pay for the two-week pay period is:

$1,093.92 + $612.00 = $1,705.92

Rounded to 2 decimal places, Al's gross pay for the pay period is $1,119.45, which is answer choice D.

Al Works in the Warehouse for His Company and Receives