If a waiter works 48 hours per week for two weeks, how many overtime hours are owed for the two-week period?

If a waiter works 48 hours per week for two weeks, how many overtime hours are owed for the two-week period?

• A. 4
• B. 8
• C. 12
• D. 16

Answer: (B)

Overtime is hours worked beyond the standard 40 hours in a workweek. If the waiter works 48 hours in a week, that means 8 overtime hours for that week. Doing the same in the second week adds another 8 overtime hours. So over two weeks, 8 + 8 = 16 overtime hours are owed. (Even if you compute biweekly, 96 total hours minus 80 regular biweekly hours leaves 16 overtime hours.) Therefore, 16 overtime hours.

Overtime is hours worked beyond the standard 40 hours in a workweek. If the waiter works 48 hours in a week, that means 8 overtime hours for that week. Doing the same in the second week adds another 8 overtime hours. So over two weeks, 8 + 8 = 16 overtime hours are owed. (Even if you compute biweekly, 96 total hours minus 80 regular biweekly hours leaves 16 overtime hours.) Therefore, 16 overtime hours.