An employee whose regular hourly rate is $12 and whose overtime rate is 1.5 times the regular rate worked 48 hours in one week. The total overtime earned by the employee for the week is
A)$96.
B)$144.
C)$480.
D)$48.

Question

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To find the total overtime pay earned by the employee, we need to first calculate their regular pay and their overtime pay separately.

Regular pay for 40 hours = 40 x $12 = $480 
Overtime pay for 8 hours = 8 x 1.5 x $12 = $144

Therefore, the total overtime earned by the employee for the week is $144.

So the correct answer is (B).

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