An iron worker works 9 hr/day, 5 days/wk. A base wage of $21/hr is paid for all straight-time work, 8 hr/day, 5 days/wk. An overtime rate of 1.5 is paid for all hours over 8 hr/day, Monday through Friday, and double time is paid for all Saturday work. A $50 allowance is paid every month. The social security is 7.65 % and the unemployment tax is 3.1% of actual wages. The rate for worker's compensation insurance is $12.35 per $100 of base wage (includes overtime pay), and public liability and property damage insurance rate is $3.15 per $100 of base wages (includes overtime pay). Choose the closest average hourly cost to hire the helper. $1290.31 $2043.81 $1312.92 $1314.72 $1791.94 $1234.93