Calculate gross pay for each of the following employees. All are paid an overtime wage rate that is 1.5 times their respective regular wage rates. NOTE: For simplicity, all calculations throughout this exercise, both intermediate and final, should be rounded to two decimal places at each calculation.
1:Anita Workman receives tips from customers as a standard component of her weekly pay. She is paid $2.70/hour by her employer and receives $277 in tips during the most recent 48-hour workweek. Gross Pay = $
2:Cole Earnhardt receives tips from customers as a standard component of his weekly pay. He is paid 2.15/hour by his employer and receives $436 in tips during the most recent 46-hour workweek. Gross Pay = $
3:Calista Flood receives tips from customers as a standard component of her weekly pay. She is paid $4.15/hour by her employer and receives $354 in tips during the most recent 36-hour workweek. Gross Pay = $
4:Bethany Pugh receives tips from customers as a standard component of her weekly pay. She is paid $3.50/hour by her employer and receives $179 in tips during the most recent 48-hour workweek. Gross Pay = $
As per Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), overtime pay starts if an employee works for more than 40 hours a week.
Overtime rate= 1.5 times their respective regular wage rate
Overtime= Hours worked- 40 hours.
Overtime Pay= OT Pay
Sr. No. . | Name of Employee | Particulars |
Minimum Pay (No. of hrs. X rate/hr) |
Overtime Pay (no. of OT hrs X rate /hr) |
Tipped Wages |
Gross Pay (Minimum Pay + Overtime Pay+ Tipped wages) |
1 | Anita Workman | OT pay=2.7 X 1.5=4.05 | 40 hrs X $.2.7/hr = $108 | 8 hrs. X $ 4.05/hr = $32.4 | $277 | $ 417.4 |
2. | Cole Earnhardt | OT pay=2.15 X 1.5=$3.225 | 40 hrs X $.2.15/hr = $86 | 6 hrs. X $ 3.225/hr = $19.35 | 436 | $ 541.35 |
3 | Calista Flood | ---- | 36 hrs X $.4.15/hr = $149.4 | ----- | $354 | $503.4 |
4 | Bethany Pugh | OT pay=3.5 X 1.5=5.25 | 40 hrs X $.3.5/hr = $140 | 8 hrs. X $ 5.25/hr = $42 | $179 | $ 361 |
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