Question: A call center agent is required to work 8 hours a day. He earns a daily wage of ₱1784.00. On each of his 2 rest days, he worked for 10 hours. Calculate his premium pay.
1. **State the problem:**
Calculate the premium pay for a call center agent who works 8 hours a day with a daily wage of 1784 and works 10 hours on each of his 2 rest days.
2. **Identify the formula and rules:**
- Daily wage = 1784
- Regular working hours per day = 8
- Hours worked on rest days = 10 hours each day
- Number of rest days worked = 2
Premium pay is usually calculated as the extra pay for hours worked beyond regular hours or on rest days.
3. **Calculate the hourly rate:**
$$\text{Hourly rate} = \frac{\text{Daily wage}}{\text{Regular hours}} = \frac{1784}{8} = 223$$
4. **Calculate the premium hours per rest day:**
Since the agent worked 10 hours on rest days, all 10 hours are considered premium hours because rest days are not regular working days.
5. **Calculate total premium hours:**
$$10 \text{ hours/day} \times 2 \text{ days} = 20 \text{ hours}$$
6. **Calculate premium pay rate:**
Assuming premium pay is 130% of the hourly rate (common for rest day work),
$$\text{Premium rate} = 1.3 \times 223 = 289.9$$
7. **Calculate total premium pay:**
$$\text{Premium pay} = 289.9 \times 20 = 5798$$
**Final answer:** The premium pay is 5798.