If overtime is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate, what is the overtime hourly rate when the regular rate is 18 dollars per hour?

If overtime is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate, what is the overtime hourly rate when the regular rate is 18 dollars per hour?

• A. 18
• B. 36
• C. 9
• D. 27

Answer: (D)

Overtime pay uses a multiplier of 1.5 times the regular hourly rate. So with a regular rate of 18 dollars per hour, the overtime rate is 18 × 1.5 = 27 dollars per hour. You can see it as 18 plus half of 18 (which is 9), totaling 27. The other numbers represent the rate in different scenarios (no overtime, double pay, or half pay), but they don’t reflect the 1.5× overtime rule.

Overtime pay uses a multiplier of 1.5 times the regular hourly rate. So with a regular rate of 18 dollars per hour, the overtime rate is 18 × 1.5 = 27 dollars per hour. You can see it as 18 plus half of 18 (which is 9), totaling 27. The other numbers represent the rate in different scenarios (no overtime, double pay, or half pay), but they don’t reflect the 1.5× overtime rule.