$$20\mathrm{.}441\mathrm{.}5=$$$30\mathrm{.}66$ overtime

$$1,550\mathrm{.}00(semimonthly$ pay$)+(7$$$20\mathrm{.}44)+(1$$$30\mathrm{.}66)=$$$1,723\mathrm{.}74$

Sheila Williams, a medical secretary$,$ earns $$2,554$ monthly for a $36-$hour week. For overtime work, she receives extra pay at the regular hourly rate up to

$40$ hours and time and one$-$half beyond $40$ hours in any week. During one semimonthly pay period, Williams worked $10$ hours overtime. Only $2$ hours of

this overtime were beyond $40$ hours in any one week. Compute the following amounts.

Round all divisions to two decimal places and use the rounded amounts in subsequent computations. Round your final answers to the

nearest cent.

a$.$ The regular semimonthly earnings

b$.$ The overtime earnings

c$.$ The total earnings

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a$.$ Divide monthly earnings by $2$ to get semimonthly earnings.

b$.$ Annualize monthly earnings; divide by $52$ weeks; divide by $36$ hours to get hourly rate $($straight time$)$; multiply by $1\mathrm{.}5$ to get overtime rate;

multiply hours over $40$ by overtime rate to calculate overtime earnings. $($Note: additional hours at straight time$).$

c$.$ Add regular and overtime earnings.