Sally's regular pay is $12.00 per hour. If she worked 44 hours and received a $25 bonus, what is her gross pay for the week?

To determine Sally's gross pay for the week, it's essential to calculate her earnings separately for her regular hours and any overtime hours worked.

Sally’s regular pay rate is $12.00 per hour, and she worked 44 hours. In many jurisdictions, when an employee works over 40 hours in a week, they typically receive overtime pay for those additional hours. The standard overtime rate is usually 1.5 times the regular pay rate. Thus, for Sally, the overtime rate would be $12.00 × 1.5, which equals $18.00 per hour.

In her case, she worked 44 hours total, which includes 40 regular hours and 4 hours of overtime. The gross pay from her regular hours would then be calculated as follows:

• Regular Pay: 40 hours × $12.00/hour = $480.00

• Overtime Pay: 4 hours × $18.00/hour = $72.00

Adding these amounts together gives Sally’s total pay before bonuses:

$480.00 (regular pay) + $72.00 (overtime pay) = $552.00.

Finally, since Sally received a $25 bonus, this bonus is added to her total