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5accounting For Labour5
5accounting For Labour5
Labour
Introduction
Direct and indirect labour costs
• Current scheme:
– $7/hour, 40 hour week.
– Overtime pay per hour = time and a half.
– Usually 400 units are produced in 50 hours
• Proposed scheme:
– rates as above, but in addition;
– the overtime premium is paid on any hours saved.
– Assume that 500 units are now made in 44 hours
• Evaluate the proposal
Gross and net earnings