Zahid is paid a set wage of $774.72 for a 36-hour week, plus time-and-a-half for overtime. in one particular week he worked 43 hours. what was zahid's earnings that week?

By direct calculation, we will see that his earnings that week are  $1,000.68

First, we know that for 36 hours of work Zahid gets $774.72

Then, for each hour, he gets:

$774.72/36h = $21.52 per hour.

Now we know that this week he worked 43 hours, and the normal shift is of 36 hours.

So the number of extra hours that he did is:

43h - 36h = 7 hours

For each one of these, he gets 1.5 times the normal hourly wage, then for these 7 hours he gets:

7*(1.5)*$21.52 = $225.96

And for the other 36 hours we already know that he gets $774.72, adding these two we get:

$774.72 + $225.96 = $1,000.68

That week his earnings are $1,000.68

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step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

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the roots are ( x-intercepts) x=-0.5,x=1,x=3

the y-intercept is the point (0,3)