Question

the table below shows the typical hours worked by employees at a company. a salaried employee makes $67,000 per year. hourly employees get paid $25 per hour, but get $37.50 per hour for each hour over 40 hours.

sun.	mon.	tues.	wed.	thurs.	fri.	sat.

which of the payment options would you recommend to a new employee?
a. either one. hourly and salaried employees earn the same amount per week.
b. hourly pay. hourly employees make more per week than salaried employees.
c. salaried pay. salaried employees make more per week than hourly employees.
d. there is not enough information given to compare weekly earnings.

Explanation:

Step1: Calcular horas totales semanales

Sumamos las horas de cada día: $0 + 10+8 + 8+7+6.5 + 4.5=44$ horas.

Step2: Calcular el salario semanal de un empleado por horas

Para las primeras 40 horas se paga $25$ dólares la hora y para las horas extras ($44 - 40 = 4$ horas) se paga $37.50$ dólares la hora. El salario semanal es $40\times25+4\times37.50=1000 + 150=1150$ dólares.

Step3: Calcular el salario semanal de un empleado con sueldo fijo

El salario anual es de $67000$ dólares. Un año tiene aproximadamente 52 semanas. Entonces el salario semanal es $\frac{67000}{52}\approx1288.46$ dólares.

Answer:

c. Salaried pay. Salaried employees make more per week than hourly employees.