On the Assembly Floor, Jennifer Is Paid a Regular Rate

question 160

Essay

On the assembly floor, Jennifer is paid a regular rate of $25 an hour for straight-time assuming 8 working hours a day and five working days in a week. She is paid 1.5 times her regular rate for overtime hours. One week she worked 48 hours.
Required:
a.What is Jennifer's total compensation for the week?
b.What amount of compensation would be reported as direct manufacturing labor?
c.What amount of compensation would be reported as manufacturing overhead?

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