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- December 24, 2010 at 1:16 pm #47048It says: 
 A company operates a job costing system. Job number 1203 requires $300 of direct materials and $400 of direct labour. Direct labour is paid at the rate of $8 per hour.Production overheads are aborbed at a rate of 26$ per direct labour hour and non-production overhead are absorbed at a rate of 120% of prime cost. What is the total cost of job number 1203? 
 A) $2000
 🙂 $2400
 C) $2840
 D) $4400December 24, 2010 at 2:32 pm #75345
 $—
 Direct Materials
 300
 Direct Labour (50 hours @ $8/hour)
 400
 Overheads:
 Production Overheads (50 hours @ $26/hour)—-1,300
 Non-Production Overheads ($700* x 120%)
 840
 Total Cost
 2,840*$700 (Prime Cost = Direct Materials Cost + Direct Labour Cost) HTH  December 24, 2010 at 3:45 pm #75346 December 24, 2010 at 3:45 pm #75346Thank you very much Shunmas! I didn’t know that i could apply the 120% to the total of the prime cost, i think that it was only for prime cost for unit, but i see that it’s the same thing! Thank you!! Open Tiution is great! December 25, 2010 at 6:51 pm #75347
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