Jeremiah is an apprentice who earns $9.50 an hour, with time and a half for overtime. Under a new contract, he will receive an 8% raise. Jeremiah figures that he will receive $114.00 for working 8 hours of overtime under the new pay rate. If Jeremiah made an error in his calculations, what was it?

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Jeremiah is an apprentice who earns $9.50 an hour, with time and a half for overtime. Under a new contract, he will receive an 8% raise. Jeremiah figures that he will receive $114.00 for working 8 hours of overtime under the new pay rate. If Jeremiah made an error in his calculations, what was it?