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Labour Budget

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  • September 8, 2016 at 5:11 pm #339112
    Kay
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    Im doing a question in the revision kit.

    Budgeted production output in units is 200.
    6 Labour hrs is required for completion.
    And they anticipates 20 per cent idle time.
    Labour is paid at $7 per hour.
    What is the Labour cost Budget?

    My working is

    200 x 6hr = 1200
    Idle Time 20% of 1200 = 240
    there fore 1200+240 = 1440 x 7 = 10,080
    which is incorrect

    Instead, the kit use 25% and i dont understand why
    can you please explain.

    Thank you very much.

    September 9, 2016 at 7:04 am #339249
    John Moffat
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    For every 100 hours that they pay for, 20 hours will be idle and therefore only 80 hours will be worked.

    Putting it the other way round, for every 80 hours that they work, 20 hours will have been idle.

    So the idle hours are 20/80 = 25% of the hours needed for the work.

    September 10, 2016 at 1:24 am #339600
    Kay
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    Thank you sir i got it now.

    September 10, 2016 at 6:20 am #339624
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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