Robert LaClerq is paid a regular wage of $9.50 an hour, overtime at
the rate of 1 1/2 times the regular rate for all hours worked over 8
in any weekday, and overtime at the rate of 2 times the regular rate
for hours worked on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. During the week
ended February 14, LaClerq worked the following days and hours shown in
the table below. What was Mr. Clerq's regular pay? _____
Day Total Hours
Worked
Monday 7
Tuesday 10
Wednesday 8
Thursday 10
Friday 11
Saturday 2
Total 48
To calculate Mr. Clerq's regular pay, we need to find the total number of regular hours he worked (non-overtime hours) and multiply it by his regular wage.
From the table, we can see that Mr. Clerq worked a total of 48 hours in the week.
To find the regular hours, we need to subtract the overtime hours worked from the total hours worked.
On Monday, Mr. Clerq worked 7 hours, which is less than 8 hours, so it is considered regular hours.
On Tuesday, Mr. Clerq worked 10 hours, which is more than 8 hours. So, he worked 8 regular hours and 2 hours of overtime (10 - 8 = 2).
On Wednesday, Mr. Clerq worked exactly 8 hours, which is exactly 8 regular hours.
On Thursday, Mr. Clerq worked 10 hours, which is more than 8 hours. So, he worked 8 regular hours and 2 hours of overtime (10 - 8 = 2).
On Friday, Mr. Clerq worked 11 hours, which is more than 8 hours. So, he worked 8 regular hours and 3 hours of overtime (11 - 8 = 3).
On Saturday, Mr. Clerq worked 2 hours, which is less than 8 hours, so it is considered regular hours.
Therefore, Mr. Clerq worked a total of 7 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 11 + 2 = 44 regular hours.
Now, we can calculate his regular pay by multiplying the total number of regular hours by his regular wage:
Regular pay = 44 hours * $9.50/hour = $<<44*9.5=418>>418.
Therefore, Mr. Clerq's regular pay was $418.