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Jane worked a 40 hour week at $4.50 an hour. How much was her wage?

Working a 40 hour week at $4.50 an hour with 5 hours of overtime at the same rate allows and employee to receive how much gross pay?

Joan, John and Jane work for the ABC company. Joan worked a 40 hour week at $5.40 an hour. John worked 32 hours for $6.80 an hour and Jane worked 37.5 hours. She earns $6.25 and hour. What was ABC's payroll for the week?

The XYZ company received a large order for widgets. As a result Mary had to work 6.5 hours of overtime. Mark worked 5 hours of overtime and Martin worked 8. They all worked a normal 40 hour week in addition. Mary earns $5.50 and hour, Mark $4.75 and Martin $6.00. Because the order was very profitable, they all earned extra overtime pay of $2.10 an hour. Thus Mary got $7.60, Mark got $6.85, and Martin got $8.10 an hour for overtime. What is the XYZ's payroll for the week?

An employee works 40 hours a week at $6.25 an hour. If he has a 25% deduction, how much is his net pay?