To determine how much Heather earns if she works 46 hours in one week, we need to break it into two parts:

1. Regular hours: Heather works 40 hours at her regular rate of $11.50 per hour.
2. Overtime hours: She works 6 hours (46 - 40 = 6) as overtime, where her overtime rate is 1.5 times her regular pay.

Step-by-step calculation:

Regular pay:

$\text{Regular pay} = 40 \times 11.50 = 460$

Overtime pay:

$\text{Overtime rate} = 1.5 \times 11.50 = 17.25$ $\text{Overtime pay} = 6 \times 17.25 = 103.50$

Total earnings:

$\text{Total earnings} = 460 + 103.50 = 563.50$

So, Heather earns $563.50 if she works 46 hours in one week.

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Related Questions:

1. How would Heather’s total pay change if she worked 50 hours instead?
2. What is Heather's weekly pay if she only works 35 hours?
3. What is her overtime rate if her regular pay increases to $12.00 per hour?
4. If Heather works 45 hours a week for 4 weeks, what is her total pay for the month?
5. How many overtime hours would Heather need to work to earn $700 in a week?

Tip:

To quickly estimate overtime pay, remember to multiply the number of overtime hours by the increased rate, which is usually 1.5 times the regular hourly wage.