Ahhh, I figured out my problem. The values in the hash were wrong. Thanks to all who responded.

How do I multipy the value of a hash with a scaler? Thanks
Here is my code. This is for an assignment I am doing for a class I'm taking. I'm supposed to Write a payroll calculator. Let the user enter email addresses and how many weeks each email address worked this pay period. After the user enters 'quit', print out a report of how much to pay each employee. Use the following chart to determine employee's pay: The problem is I can't even get what I have so far to multiply the hash times number of weeks worked. Any idea 's as to why my multiplication line is not working would be greatly helpful. Thanks 
my %emails = (gwbush   => "\$19.95",
               billc  => "\$19.95",
             igor   => "\$19.95",
             jdoe   => "\$25.00",
             maryp  => "\$35.00",
             bgates => "\$50.00",
             joelg  => "\$1.50");

my $ename;
my $weeks;

print "Enter Email address.\n";
print "\nPress 'q' to quit\n";

while (){
    print "\nEmail?\n";
    chomp ($ename = <STDIN>);
    if ($ename eq 'q'){
        print "Quiting program";
        last;
    }
    print "Weeks worked? \n";
    chomp ($weeks = <STDIN>);
       print "\n$ename\t$emails{$ename}\n";
       $emails{$ename} *= $weeks;
       print "We owe $ename\t$emails{$ename}\n";
}

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