SEATWORK 1 c.

The daily wage is based on an 8-hour day’s work

d. If he maintains the present number of men he will finish the
1. Dylan, a contractor, has 50 men of the same capacity at work on a job.
work in 50 days
They can complete the work in 30 days, the working day being 8
e. Overtime rate is 25% more than regular rate
hours, but the contract expires in 20 days. He decides to put 20
additional men. If all the men get ₱3.00 per day for a full or part time
Analyze the following:
day, and if the liquidated damages are ₱100.00 for every full or part
Case 1: If he allows the present working force to work overtime of 2 hours
day he requires over his contract time, will he complete the work on
a day, in how many days will he finish the work? How much are his savings
time, and if not, would he save money by putting enough men to
or losses?
complete it on time.
Case 2: If the contractor puts additional men maintaining the ratio of two
skilled workers to one unskilled worker in order to finish the work on time,
2. A building contractor has a contract which will expire in 30 days. He
how many will he add? Consider no overtime work.
has 80 men on the job and can finish the job in 50 days. The wage per
Case 3: Should the contractor allow overtime work of two hours a day, how
day of 40 men is ₱6.00 each and that of the other 40 men is ₱4.00
many men will he add in order to finish the work on time? How much will he
each for 8 hours work per day. The fine or liquidated damages for
save or lose?
delay in the work is ₱100.00 per day. How many more men should
the contractor add in order to enable him to complete the work on
4. The quarrying cost of marble and granite blocks plus delivery cost to
time? Assuming that the additional men to be added will be paid
the processing plant for each is ₱2,400.00 per cubic meter. Processing
₱6.00 per day, will the contractor save money by employing enough
cost of marble into tiles is ₱600 per square meter.
men for him to complete the work on time or by not adding more
men and paying the fine? How much is the savings, if any? No
If Marble has a net yield of 40 sq.m. of tiles per cu.m. of block and
overtime work is permitted.
sells at ₱400 per sq.m., and granite gives a net yield of 50 sq.m of tiles
per cu.m of block, and sells at ₱1,000.00 per sq.m. determine the more
3. A building contractor is faced with the problem of possibly paying
profitable material considering all other costs to be the same, and by
liquidated damages of ₱2,000.00 per day for the delay in the
how much.
completion of his work in accordance with a contract. The facts are as
follows:
5. A jewelry craftsman needs 100 grams of gold alloy containing 75%
pure gold for his products. Only two alloys of gold are available from
a. Number of days left on the contract time = 30 days a Davao supplier, the first 80% pure gold and the other 60% pure
b. At present the working force is: 40 skilled workers with a daily gold. How many grams of each gold alloy must he buy to suit his
wage of ₱40.00 each; 20 unskilled workers with a daily wage of requirements.
₱32.00 each.