Question

The pay, P, at a certain job is calculated by the formula P=Bh, where B is the base pay an h is the number of hours worked. If an employee works more than40 hours in a week, the formula changes to P=40B+1.5B(h-40). If Susan 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 Susan'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

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