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Accounting For Labor

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 2 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • August 9, 2023 at 11:41 pm #689644
    L.Thenuka
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    Dear John,

    For the below question the Marking Scheme illustrates the Answer as: (4,800 units × 5 hours × $10 per hour) ÷ 0.80 =$300,000

    I don’t seem to understand the part how & why we divide by ÷ 0.80

    Please be kind enough to explain.

    Question;
    Budgeted production in a factory for next period is 4,800 units.
    Each unit
    requires five labour hours to make. Labour is paid $10 per hour.
    Idle time
    represents 20% of the total labour time.

    What is the budgeted total labour cost for the
    next period?

    Thank You!

    August 10, 2023 at 7:32 am #689653
    John Moffat
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    For every 100 hours that they pay for, 20 will be idle and therefore only 80 hours will be worked.

    So to work 80 hours they need to pay for 100 hours.

    Therefore to work 5 hours they will need to pay for 5 x 100/80 = 6.25 hours

    August 12, 2023 at 7:02 pm #689804
    L.Thenuka
    Participant
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    Thank You,
    I understand it now.

    August 13, 2023 at 8:28 am #689836
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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