A contractor's employee earning $800 per week is injured on the job in Hawaii. The workers' compensation temporary disability benefit rate is 66.67% of average weekly wages. What is the weekly benefit amount?
Correct Answer
B) $533.36
66.67% of $800 = $533.36 per week for temporary disability benefits under Hawaii workers' compensation law.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
$800 × 0.6667 = $533.36. Hawaii workers' compensation law provides temporary disability benefits at 66.67% (two-thirds) of the employee's average weekly wage.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: $560.00
$560.00 results from applying 70% instead of 66.67% — a common rounding error that uses a convenient number instead of the stated rate.
Option C: $480.00
$480.00 results from applying 60% instead of 66.67% — an underestimate of the statutory benefit rate.
Option D: $600.00
$600.00 results from applying exactly 75% of $800 — a plausible but incorrect rate. The statute specifies 66.67%, not 75%.
Memory Technique
66.67% = 2/3. Think: injured worker gets 'two out of every three dollars' they normally earn. $800 ÷ 3 = $266.67; × 2 = $533.33 ≈ $533.36. The fraction approach avoids decimal confusion.
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