Find the gross earnings for Paul Pijiaroski who worked 45 hours as an
assembly line worker at Cambridge Motors. He is paid on an hourly wage
plus overtime for each hour worked over 40 each week. Overtime is paid
at a rate of 1 1/2 times hourly wage. His hourly wage is $7.15
To calculate Paul's gross earnings, we need to find the total payment for his regular work hours and overtime hours separately, and then add them together.
First, we need to find the payment for his regular work hours. Paul worked 40 hours, so his regular payment is 40 hours * $7.15/hour = $<<40*7.15=286>>286.
Next, we need to find the payment for his overtime hours. Paul worked 45 - 40 = 5 overtime hours.
His overtime payment would be calculated as 5 hours * $7.15/hour * 1.5 = $<<5*7.15*1.5=53.625>>53.63
Now, we can add his regular payment and overtime payment to find his gross earnings: $286 + $53.63 = $<<286+53.63=339.63>>339.63
Therefore, Paul's gross earnings are $339.63.