HSH Sdn Bhd produces handmade shoes for children based in Melaka. There are three workers who are
Question:
HSH Sdn Bhd produces handmade shoes for children based in Melaka. There are three workers who are employed to run the production. It is the company’s policy to set the normal working hours at 8 hours a day, operating 5 days in a week. Provided below is the information gathered from the weekly time sheet for Week 3 April 2021.
Employees | Weekly hours worked | Output produced (in pairs) | Rejected output (in pairs) | |||||
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||||
Monica | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 215 | 4 | |
Rachel | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 227 | 3 | |
Joey | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 156 | 8 |
Monica and Rachel are skilled workers who are paid based on an hourly rate which is RM9.00 per hour. Skilled workers are entitled for overtime payment. The company decides an overtime rate of 1.5 times of the normal rate.
Meanwhile, Joey is a semi-skilled worker who is paid based on differential piecework scheme with a weekly minimum guaranteed wage of RM400. The differential piecework pay scheme is as follows:
Weekly Production Level | Rate of pay |
1 – 50 units | RM2.00 per pair |
51 – 100 units | RM2.50 per pair |
101 – 150 units | RM3.00 per pair |
151 and above | RM3.50 per pair |
Required:
Calculate the gross wages earned by each worker for week 3 of April 2021.
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