Manuel job pays $11.50 per hour for a 40-hour work week. if manuel works over forty hours, he earns 1 1/2 times his hourly pay for each extra hour worked. how much is manuel paid by his employer if he works 46 hours in one week?

Manuel gets paid $563.50 for working 46 hours in a week.

Given that,

Manuel job pays $11.50 per hour for a 40-hour work week

1 hour = $ 11.50

Then for 40 hour work,

40 hour = $ 11.50 x 40 = $ 460

So he earns $460 for the 40 hour work in week

Manuel works over forty hours, he earns times his hourly pay for each extra hour worked

To find: Amount earned by Manuel if he works 46 hours in 1 week

For first 40 hours, he will get $ 460

Calculate for remaining 6 hours (46 - 40 = 6 hours )

He earns times his hourly pay for each extra hour worked

We know that,

1 hour = $ 11.50

Amount earned for extra 6 hours =

Thus he earned $ 103.5 for 6 hours

Total amount earned = amount earned for first 40 hours + amount earned for 6 hours

Total amount earned = $ 460 + $ 103.5 = 563.5

So he gets paid $563.50 for working 46 hours in a week.