Brian worked 48 hours during the week. His normal working week consists of 40 hours, of which 34 hours were spent on production while the remaining 6 hours were idle time. Overtime is paid at time and a half. However, it is the policy of the company to pay staff 200% of the normal wage rate after the first three hours of overtime on any working day. Brian worked 5 hours of overtime on a job for which the customer required the work to be completed on the same day. Brian’s normal wage rate is $13 per hour. The rest of the week Brian did not work more than three hours of overtime on any one day.

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1) What is Brian's gross pay for the week? 

2) How much of Brian's gross pay would be charged as direct labour? 

3) What is the cost of idle time? 

4) What is the amount of the overtime premium paid? 

5) How much of Brian's gross pay is charged as a manufacturing overhead cost? 

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Type of Work No of Hours Wage rate per Hr Total Wage Cost Category Production ... View the full answer