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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 payroll for the week? Analysis?
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