Joey earns $4.80 per hour regular pay. He also earns time and a half overtime pay. Last week, he worked 44 hours. What was his total pay?
Group of answer choices
$28.80
$220.80
$192.00
$163.20
Joey worked 44 hours, so he worked 40 regular hours and 4 overtime hours (44 - 40 = 4).
His regular pay is $4.80 per hour, so he earned 40 * $4.80 = $<<40*4.80=192>>192 for regular hours.
His overtime pay is time and a half, so he earned 4 * $4.80 * 1.5 = $<<4*4.80*1.5=28.80>>28.80 for overtime hours.
His total pay is $192 + $28.80 = $220.80.
Therefore, his total pay was $220.80. Answer: \boxed{220.80}.
To calculate Joey's total pay, we need to consider his regular pay and overtime pay.
1. First, let's calculate his regular pay. Joey earns $4.80 per hour for regular pay, and he worked a total of 44 hours. Multiply his regular pay rate by the number of regular hours worked:
Regular pay = $4.80/hour * 44 hours = $211.20
2. Next, let's calculate his overtime pay. Joey earns time and a half for overtime work. To determine the number of overtime hours, we need to subtract his regular hours (40 hours) from the total number of hours worked:
Overtime hours = Total hours worked - Regular hours = 44 hours - 40 hours = 4 hours
Multiply his regular rate by 1.5 to calculate his overtime pay rate:
Overtime pay rate = $4.80/hour * 1.5 = $7.20/hour
Multiply his overtime pay rate by the number of overtime hours worked:
Overtime pay = Overtime pay rate * Overtime hours = $7.20/hour * 4 hours = $28.80
3. Finally, add Joey's regular pay and overtime pay to find his total pay:
Total pay = Regular pay + Overtime pay = $211.20 + $28.80 = $240.00
Therefore, Joey's total pay for the week is $240.00. None of the given options match the calculated amount of $240.00.
To calculate Joey's total pay, we need to consider his regular pay and his overtime pay.
First, let's calculate his regular pay for 44 hours. Joey earns $4.80 per hour of regular pay. So, we need to multiply his regular pay rate by the number of regular hours he worked (44 hours):
Regular pay = $4.80/hour * 44 hours = $211.20
Next, let's calculate his overtime pay. Joey earns time and a half overtime pay, which means he earns 1.5 times his regular pay rate for each overtime hour. To determine the number of overtime hours, we subtract the maximum regular hours (40 hours) from the total hours worked (44 hours):
Overtime hours = Total hours worked - Maximum regular hours
= 44 hours - 40 hours
= 4 hours
Now, let's calculate Joey's overtime pay. Since he earns 1.5 times his regular pay rate for each overtime hour, we multiply his regular pay rate ($4.80) by 1.5 and then multiply it by the number of overtime hours (4 hours):
Overtime pay = $4.80/hour * 1.5 * 4 hours = $28.80
Finally, to get Joey's total pay, we add his regular pay and overtime pay:
Total pay = Regular pay + Overtime pay
= $211.20 + $28.80
= $240.00
Therefore, Joey's total pay for last week was $240.00.
Among the given choices, the closest option to $240.00 is $220.80.