Question

The pay, P, at a certain job is calculated by the formula P=Bh, where b is the base pay and h is the number of hours worked. if an employee works 40 hours a week, the formula changes to P=40B+1.58(h-40). if tom had a base pay of $6.35 and worked 28 hours, what would be his pay for the week?

Answer 1

If you would like to know the Tom's pay for the week, you can calculate this using the following steps:

P = B * h
P ... the pay
B ... the base pay
h ... the number of hours worked

B = $6.35
h = 28 hours
P = B * h = $6.35 * 28 hours = $177.8

Tom's pay for the week would be $177.8.