Example $2-1$

Jim Droghan, a full$-$time student, works at the Dollar Store. This week he worked $30$ hours and earned $$185\mathrm{.}10.$ Retail establishments can pay fulltime students less than the minimum wage $(85\%).$

$$7\mathrm{.}2585\%=$$$\frac{6\mathrm{.}17}{h}$our

$$6\mathrm{.}1730$ hours $=$$$185\mathrm{.}10$

Carson Beck has worked for $4$ months at the local Worst Buy Shop. As a full$-$time student at the local university, he is being paid an hourly rate of $$5\mathrm{.}65$ an hour. One week, Beck worked $38$ hours.

Round your answers to the nearest cent.

a$.$ Beck's earnings for the week are

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b$.$ Is the hourly rate in violation of the FLSA?

c$.$ If the hourly rate is in violation of the FLSA, what is the amount the shop should pay Beck for the week? When computing the per hour rate, use the government's rounding rule in your calculation.

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