Incentive Wage Plans. Standard production for an employee in the Assembly Department is 20 units per hour
Question:
Incentive Wage Plans. Standard production for an employee in the Assembly Department is 20 units per hour in an 8-hour day. The hourly wage rate is $8.
Required: Compute an employee’s earnings under each of the following conditions (carrying all computa¬ tions to three decimal places):
(1)An incentive plan is used, with the worker receiving 80% of the time saved each day. Records indicate the following: LO3 Units Hours Monday.
. 160 8
Tuesday.
. 170 8
Wednesday.
. 175 8
(2) The 100-percent bonus plan is used and 860 units are produced in a 40-hour week.
(3) An incentive plan is used, providing an hourly rate increase of 5% for all hours worked each day that quota production is achieved. Records indicate the following:
Units Hours Monday. 160 8 Tuesday. 168 8 Wednesday. 175 8
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Cost Accounting
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