2. A carpenter earns $24 an hour for a regular work week of 40 hours. He...

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2. A carpenter earns $24 an hour for a regular work week of 40 hours. He earns time and a half for overtime. The weekly wage function (W) for the number of hours (h) worked for the week is: Wh= 24h 040 (a) Find the wage for the carpenter for the following hours in the week: 27 hours, 40 hours, 52, hours, and 62 hours. (b) In the second part of the wage function, what does the "36" represent in terms of the problem? What does the "960" represent? What does the "h -- 40" represent? (c) Due to the economy, the company increased the regular work week to 44 hours. What is the new weekly wage function, W(h)? 2. A carpenter earns $24 an hour for a regular work week of 40 hours. He earns time and a half for overtime. The weekly wage function (W) for the number of hours (h) worked for the week is: Wh= 24h 040 (a) Find the wage for the carpenter for the following hours in the week: 27 hours, 40 hours, 52, hours, and 62 hours. (b) In the second part of the wage function, what does the "36" represent in terms of the problem? What does the "960" represent? What does the "h -- 40" represent? (c) Due to the economy, the company increased the regular work week to 44 hours. What is the new weekly wage function, W(h)?