During One Week, Three Employees of the Tea Leaf Cafe

Essay

During one week, three employees of the Tea Leaf Cafe worked the number of hours shown below. All these employees receive overtime pay at one and a half times their regular hourly rate for any hours worked beyond 40 in a week. Compute the regular earnings, overtime earnings, and gross pay for each employee. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Employee } \\\text { No. }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Regular } \\\text { Hourly Rate }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Hours } \\\text { Worked }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Regular } \\\text { Earnings }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Overtime } \\\text { Earnings }\end{array} & \text { Gross Pay } \\\hline 1 & \$ 13.00 & 46 & & & \\\hline 2 & 11.00 & 44 & & & \\\hline 3 & 9.00 & 45 & & & \\\hline\end{array}$$