John earns $6.00 per hour regular pay. He also earns time and a half overtime pay. Last week, he worked 48 hours. What was his total pay?
Group of answer choices
$168.00
$240.00
$312.00
$72.00
John worked 48 hours, so he worked 40 regular hours and 8 overtime hours (48 - 40 = 8).
For the regular hours, John earned $6.00 x 40 = $<<6*40=240.00>>240.00.
For the overtime hours, he earned $6.00 x 1.5 = $<<6*1.5=9.00>>9.00 per hour.
So, he earned $9.00 x 8 = $<<9*8=72.00>>72.00 for the overtime hours.
Thus, John's total pay was $240.00 + $72.00 = $<<240+72=312.00>>312.00. Answer: \boxed{312}.
To calculate John's total pay, we need to consider both his regular pay and overtime pay.
Step 1: Calculate regular pay
John earns $6.00 per hour regular pay. Since he worked 48 hours in total, we multiply the hourly rate by the number of hours worked:
Regular pay = $6.00/hour * 48 hours = $288.00
Step 2: Calculate overtime pay
Overtime pay is earned at a rate of time and a half. Since John worked 48 hours in total and regular working hours are typically 40 hours, he worked 8 hours of overtime.
Overtime pay = $6.00/hour * 1.5 * 8 hours = $72.00
Step 3: Calculate total pay
Total pay = Regular pay + Overtime pay = $288.00 + $72.00 = $360.00
Therefore, John's total pay is $360.00. None of the provided answer choices is correct.
To calculate John's total pay, we need to consider his regular pay and overtime pay separately.
First, let's calculate his regular pay. John earns $6.00 per hour regular pay, and he worked a total of 48 hours. So, his regular pay can be calculated by multiplying his hourly rate by the number of hours worked:
Regular Pay = Hourly Rate * Hours Worked
Regular Pay = $6.00 * 48 hours
Regular Pay = $288.00
Now let's calculate his overtime pay. John earns time and a half for overtime, which means he will earn 1.5 times his regular pay rate for each hour worked above 40 hours. In this case, John worked 48 hours, so he worked 8 hours of overtime (48 - 40 = 8).
Overtime Pay = Hourly Rate * Overtime Hours * Overtime Multiplier
Overtime Pay = $6.00 * 8 hours * 1.5
Overtime Pay = $72.00
Finally, to calculate his total pay, we need to add his regular pay and overtime pay:
Total Pay = Regular Pay + Overtime Pay
Total Pay = $288.00 + $72.00
Total Pay = $360.00
So, John's total pay for the week is $360.00.
None of the group of answer choices provided matches the correct answer, which is $360.00.