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Direct and indirect labour costs

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  • This topic has 4 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • January 31, 2015 at 11:17 am #224495
    Ibrahim
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    Jaffa Co employs two skilled workers, considered to be direct workers and semi-skilled workers considered to be indirect worker. skilled workers are paid $10 per hour and semi skilled $5 per hour.
    The skilled workers have worked 20 hours overtime, 12 hours on specific orders and 8 hours on general overtime.overtime is paid at a rate of a time and a quarter.
    the semi- skilled workers have worked 30 hours overtime, 20 hours for a specific order at a customer`s request and the rest for general purposes.
    my working are;
    Skilled workers Direct cost indirect cost
    specific overtime 12*10*1.25 150
    General overtime 8*10*1 80
    premium 8* 10*0.25 20

    Semi skilled workers
    specific overtime 20*5*1.25 125
    General overtime 10*5* 1 50
    premium 10*5*0.25 12.5

    Total 405 32.5

    am I right please?

    February 24, 2015 at 2:07 am #229852
    Farzana sultana
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    How could u get this answer. I m getting some different answer

    February 24, 2015 at 7:36 am #229876
    John Moffat
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    I don’t know if you have typed out the whole question (actually you can’t have because it doesn’t actually ask anything 🙂 ).

    However, on what you have typed, everything paid to the semi-skilled workers is an indirect cost (because the question says they are indirect workers).

    For the skilled workers, their basic pay (20 hours at $10 per hour) is a direct cost; the overtime premium on specific orders (12 hours at $2.50 per hour) is also a direct cost; the general overtime premium (8 hours at $2.50 per hour) is an indirect cost.

    (In future, if you wish me to answer then please ask in the ask the tutor forum)

    February 24, 2015 at 10:26 am #229931
    Farzana sultana
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    How the 20 hours could b basic pay? Question says 20 hours for skilled workers is total overtime where 12 hours is specific n 8 hours is general means premium. N in the semi skilled workers the specific order 20 hours can not b indirect as all the specific order is direct. M I wrong? Plz correct me.thank you

    February 24, 2015 at 11:24 am #229964
    John Moffat
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    You are wrong!

    For skilled workers, 20 hours is overtime, which means that for those 20 hours they are paid $12.50 ($10 x 1.25) per hour.

    $10 of it is their basic pay – this is a direct cost. The overtime premium of $2.50 per hour is treated as a direct cost if it is required for a specific job, or treated as an indirect cost if it is just general overtime.

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