Question: A project has the following team and data: Name Hours Needed, hr . Overhead Factor Personal Time Rate Hourly Rate, $ / hr . Total

A project has the following team and data:
Name Hours Needed,
hr. Overhead Factor Personal Time Rate Hourly Rate,
$/hr. Total Direct Labor Cost
Sandy 801.551.1235
Chuck 1201.751.1218
Bob 601.551.2420
Penny 1001.751.1228
TOTAL --------
Calculate the direct cost of labor for each project team member.
What is the overall project labor cost?
3.
Assume that overhead is charged on a flat-rate basis. Each member of the project is assigned an overhead charge of $200/week. What would the labor cost be for an employee, given that he is assigned to the project for 500 hours at $24/hour?
Given that each employee works only 40 hours per week.
4.
It took MegaTech, Inc., 80,000 labor-hours to produce the first of several oil-drilling rigs for Antarctic exploration. Assume that MegaTech experiences a learning rate of 95% and a labor rate of $25 per hour.
Another company, Natural Resources, Inc., has agreed to purchase the 8th (steady state) oil-drilling rig from MegaTechs manufacturing yard.
a. What should this company expect to pay for this 8th unit, if MegaTech wants 20% net profit based on the total labor cost?
b. How long should all 8 oil-drilling rigs take to complete? How much they will cost?
5.
A project requires a repetitive activity. There are a total of 25 iterations of this activity required for the project. The project activity takes 10 hours at its steady state rate and the learning rate is 80%. Calculate the initial output time for the first unit produced.

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