Jill works as a cashier at a grocery store. She earns $8 an hour (or $320 for a 40-hour week). Last week, she worked 44 hours. Given standard requirements from the FLSA, what did she earn last week? A) $320 B) $336 C) $344 D) $368

The correct answer is option D) $368. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees who work more than 40 hours in a week are entitled to overtime pay, which is 1.5 times their regular hourly rate. Since Jill worked 44 hours last week, her normal pay for 40 hours would be $320 (40 hours x $8 per hour). For the additional 4 hours, Jill is entitled to overtime pay of 1.5 times her regular hourly rate. So, for 4 hours of overtime, Jill earns an extra $4 per hour ($8 per hour x 1.5), making her overtime pay $16 (4 hours x $4 per hour). Adding her overtime pay to her regular pay gives us a total of $320 + $16 = $336. Therefore, the correct answer is option D) $368, which is the total amount Jill earned last week with overtime pay included.