In a certain factory, hours worked by each employee in excess of \(40\) hours per week are overtime hours and are paid for at \(1\frac12\) times the employee’s regular hourly pay rate. If an employee worked a total of \(42\) hours last week, how much was the employee’s gross pay for the hours worked last week?

(1) The employee’s gross pay for overtime hours worked last week was \(\$30.\)
(2) The employee’s gross pay for all hours worked last week was \(\$30\) more than for the previous week.

Answer: A

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