Evonne earns $10.50 per hour for a 40 hour week. She earns time and a half (1 1/2 times the normal $10.50 per hour rate) for all hours worked OVER 40 hours. Answer the following question based on Evonne's information.

This week Evonne worked 50 hours, 10 hours overtime. Find her hourly wage for overtime.

A. $ 15.25 per hour

B. $ 15.75 per hour ***
C. $ 16.25 per hour

(10.5 * 40) + (10.5 * 1.5 * 10) = ?

15.25

To find Evonne's hourly wage for overtime, we need to calculate 1.5 times her regular hourly wage of $10.50 per hour.

Step 1: Multiply $10.50 by 1.5:
$10.50 x 1.5 = $15.75

Therefore, Evonne's hourly wage for overtime is $15.75 per hour.