Happy Helpers Maid Service Is Calculating Its Standard Direct Labor

question 175

Multiple Choice

Happy Helpers Maid Service is calculating its standard direct labor rate.The direct labor rate is $12 per hour.Happy Helpers incurs payroll tax expense of 15% of the direct labor rate and incurs costs for sick-days and vacation days of $3 per hour.What is the standard rate per direct labor hour?

• A)$15.00
• B)$16.80
• C)$12.00
• D)$13.80

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Common Ancestor

The most recent individual from which all organisms in a group directly descend.

Inhabited

Occupied by residents, referring to a place where living organisms, including humans, live and grow.

Monkeys

Members of the primate order, characterized by a tail (unlike apes), higher brain functions, and a wide range of behaviors and habitats.

Anthropoids

A group of primates that includes monkeys, apes, and humans, characterized by their higher brain to body size ratio and more complex behavior.