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3. Time-and-a-Half
How does it feel if your paycheck
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is larger than you expected?
Many companies pay any time beyond 35 hours
Great! It can happen—if your job
pays extra for
overtime. This
lesson will help you understand
in one week at a rate called “time-and-a-half.”
Overtime = total hours worked – regular hours
(usually 35)
overtime pay and how it adds up
Time-and-a-Half rate = hourly rate x 1.5
on top of your regular salary.
Overtime pay = number of hours overtime x
time-and-a-half rate
Regular pay = hourly rate x regular hours
Examine the earnings of the following
employees based on their time cards.
(usually 35)
Gross earnings = regular pay + overtime pay
Week Ending
20
October 30
02
121-44-3003
S.S. No.
Carol Steinberg
Name
A. Regular pay =
$7.42 x 35 = $259.70
B. Overtime =
1 – 35 = 3 _1 or 3.5 hr .
38 _
2
2
C. Time-and-a-half
rate =
OUT
M
IN
DAYS
1
8:15 12:00 1:00
4:30
7:15
2
Tu
OUT
8:15 12:00 1:00
4:45
7:30
W
IN
8:10 12:00 1:15
4:55
7:30
Th
OUT
8:05 11:55 1:00
4:55
7:45
F
IN
DAILY
TOTALS
8:00 12:00 12:55 5:25
8:30
4
5
6
7
REGULAR
OVERTIME
DAYS
WORKED
56
3.5 x $11.13 = $38.955 or $38.96
E. Gross earnings = $259.70 + $38.96 = $298.66
Su Sa
3
D. Overtime pay =
$7.42 x 1.5 = $11.13
5
TOTAL
HOURS
HOURS
RATE
35
7.42
B
_1
32
1
38 _
2
C
AMOUNT
A
11.13
GROSS E
EARNINGS
259.70
D
38.96
298.66
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Use what you’ve learned.
1. Please fill in answers to A–E.
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Week Ending
20
May 2
02
095-44-3730
S.S. No.
Jack Vargas
Name
IN
OUT
On Your Own
IN
OUT
DAILY
TOTALS
IN
OUT
1:10
4:35
7:55
1:00
4:55
8:35
1:05
4:25
7:60
7:35 11:55
1:10
4:20
7:30
4:30
7:40
M
7:30 12:00
Tu
7:20 12:00
Th W
7:25 11:55
5
F
7:40 11:20 12:30
6
Su Sa
DAYS
1
2
3
4
7
REGULAR
OVERTIME
DAYS
WORKED
5
TOTAL
HOURS
HOURS
RATE
35
8.50
B
39 _1
2
C
GROSS
EARNINGS
Choose a job that you would like to have. Fill out a
time card with the hours that you think you would
spend on the job. Include overtime. Look in the
newspaper to find an hourly rate for that job. Then
figure out the total hours worked per week, your
regular pay, overtime pay, and gross earnings.
AMOUNT
A
Week Ending
D
No
E
20
Name
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
DAILY
OUT
TOTALS
2
__________________________________
4
Th
B. Overtime =
3
5
Su Sa F
A. Regular pay = ________________________________
W Tu
1
M
DAYS
6
7
HOURS
C. Time-and-a-half rate = ________________________
RATE
REGULAR
OVERTIME
D. Overtime pay =
A
B
C
D
______________________________
DAYS
WORKED
E. Gross earnings =
AMOUNT
TOTAL
HOURS
GROSS
EARNINGS
E
____________________________
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Use what you’ve learned.
A. Regular pay =
$8.50 x 35 = $297.50
B. Overtime =
39.5 - 35 = 4.5
C. Time-and-a-half=
$8.50 x 1.5 = $12.75
D. Overtime pay =
$12.75 x 4.5 = $57.38
E. Gross earnings =
$97.50 + $57.38 = $354.88