Brendan is an hourly worker and earns $15.25/hour. During a week's pay period, he worked the following hours and minutes: Day Hours Minutes
Monday 8 45
Tuesday 7 52
Wednesday 8 0
Thursday 9 36
Friday 8 24
Using the hundredth-hour method, what is Brendan's gross pay for the week? The employer pays overtime for all time worked in excess of 40
Hours per week. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
A) $649.90
B) $669.86
C) $670.
D) $650.

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To calculate Brendan's gross pay using the hundredth-hour method, we need to convert his hours and minutes worked into decimal form. One way to do this is to divide the number of minutes by 60 and add it to the number of hours.

For example, on Monday, Brendan worked 8 hours and 45 minutes, which is equivalent to 8.75 hours (8 + 45/60). We can use this method to convert all of his hours and minutes worked into decimal form:

Monday: 8.75 hours
Tuesday: 7.87 hours
Wednesday: 8 hours
Thursday: 9.6 hours (9 + 36/60)
Friday: 8.4 hours (8 + 24/60)

To calculate Brendan's gross pay, we need to add up his regular pay for the first 40 hours and his overtime pay for any additional hours worked. His regular pay is calculated by multiplying his hourly rate ($15.25) by his regular hours worked (40). His overtime pay is calculated by multiplying his hourly rate by his overtime hours worked (anything over 40).

In this case, Brendan worked a total of 42.62 hours (8.75 + 7.87 + 8 + 9.6 + 8.4), which means he worked 2.62 hours of overtime (42.62 - 40). His regular pay is $610 (40 hours x $15.25), and his overtime pay is $49.86 (2.62 hours x $15.25 x 1.5).

Therefore, his total gross pay for the week is $659.86 ($610 + $49.86), which rounded to two decimal places is $669.86.

So, the best choice is B.

Brendan Is an Hourly Worker and Earns $15