Alright class, let's go through this step by step.
### Step-by-step Solution
1. Understanding the Problem:
To add a "Tax (%)" column, we need to determine the applicable tax rate based on the employee's hourly wage. From the problem:
- If the pay per hour is [tex]$9.00 or less, the tax rate is 5%.
- If the pay per hour is between $[/tex]9.01 and [tex]$15.00, the tax rate is 7%.
- For anything above $[/tex]15.00, the tax rate is 10%.
2. Employee Details:
We have the following employees and their respective details:
- Alice: [tex]$8.5 per hour
- Bob: $[/tex]10 per hour
- Charlie: [tex]$12 per hour
3. Determining the Tax Rate:
Let's determine the tax rate for each employee based on their hourly wage:
- Alice:
- Pay per hour: $[/tex]8.5
- Since [tex]$8.5 ≤ $[/tex]9.00, the tax rate is 5%.
- Bob:
- Pay per hour: [tex]$10
- Since $[/tex]9.01 ≤ [tex]$10 ≤ $[/tex]15.00, the tax rate is 7%.
- Charlie:
- Pay per hour: [tex]$12
- Since $[/tex]9.01 ≤ [tex]$12 ≤ $[/tex]15.00, the tax rate is 7%.
### Completed Table
Here is the table with the added "Tax (%)" column:
| Employee name | Pay/hour | Total hours | Overtime hours | Total Overtime | Gross pay | Tax (%) |
|---------------|----------|-------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
| Alice | [tex]$8.5 | 40 | 5 | - | - | 5% |
| Bob | $[/tex]10 | 38 | 7 | - | - | 7% |
| Charlie | $12 | 50 | 10 | - | - | 7% |
### Conclusion
We have successfully determined the tax rate for each employee and added the "Tax (%)" column to the table. Alice has a tax rate of 5%, while Bob and Charlie both have a tax rate of 7%.
