A store owner pays her clerks an overtime rate if they work more then 37.5 hours in a week. The overtime rate is 1.5 time the regular pay. Ms Ruiz earns $12.76 per hour. Last week she worked 45 hours. What is Ms Ruiz's overtime hourly rate?

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Alfonso Alvarez

3 August, 02:42

A store owner pays her clerks an overtime rate if they work more then 37.5 hours in a week. The overtime rate is 1.5 time the regular pay. Ms Ruiz earns $12.76 per hour. Last week she worked 45 hours. What is Ms Ruiz's overtime hourly rate?

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Leia Randolph · Answer 1

19.14

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x is the overtime hourly rate and because she worked 45 hours this week and have over time work. Ms Ruiz earns $12.76 per hour

x = 1.5*12.76

x = 19.14

So her overtime hourly rate is 19.14