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

Costs and cost behaviour — practice question

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

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

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