Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Costs and cost behaviour

Costs and cost behaviour — practice question

A manufacturing company has $20$ workers, each earning a basic wage rate of $30$ per hour for a $40$-hour week. In order to complete a special order, every worker did $50$ hours of work and received overtime pay at a premium of $40\%$ above the basic rate. What was the total amount of wages paid for the special order?

  • A$30000$
  • B$32400$
  • C$33600$
  • D$42000$

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