When more than 40 hours are worked in a week, gross pay is found by adding overtime earnings to earnings. Need help? Review these concept resources. Read About the Concept

1. Let the hourly wage be \( R \) and the total number of hours worked in the week be \( H \). 2. If \( H \) is 40 hours or fewer, the gross pay is calculated as \[ \text{Gross Pay} = H \times R. \] 3. If more than 40 hours are worked (\( H > 40 \)), then: - The regular earnings for the first 40 hours are \[ 40 \times R. \] - The overtime hours equal \[ H - 40. \] - Typically, the overtime rate is 1.5 times the regular rate. Therefore, the overtime earnings are calculated as \[ (H - 40) \times 1.5 \times R. \] 4. The total gross pay when more than 40 hours are worked is the sum of the regular earnings and the overtime earnings: \[ \text{Gross Pay} = 40 \times R + (H - 40) \times 1.5 \times R. \] This is the step-by-step method to compute the gross pay when hours exceed 40 in a week.