Question

Hello! Please and explain.

1. Huynh is a piece rate worker who creates custom molds for a plastics manufacturer. During a 40-hour workweek, he created 22 molds at a piece rate of $38.25 per mold. His hourly rate during the workweek is ________. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

a)$19.46

b)$18.38

c)$20.96

d)$21.04

2) Aimee is a salaried nonexempt employee who earns an annual salary of $52,500 for a 38-hour workweek, paid biweekly. The employer pays overtime for any hours worked in excess of 38 per week. During a pay period, she worked 86 hours. She has requested that she take compensatory time in lieu of paid overtime. How much compensatory time should she receive, assuming that her firm approves the compensatory time?

a)15 hours

b)12.5 hours

c)10 hours

d)20 hours

Answer 1

1)

Option d is correct.

Total wages = 22*38.25

= $841.25

Hourly rate = 841.25/40hours

= $21.04 per hour

2)

Option C is correct.

As per fair labor standards act, the employer needs to pay one half of employees rate as compensatory lieu of time. Here, the rate is mention and hence 10 hours rate will be sufficient as half of employees rate.

= 86hours-38-38

= 10 hours