Payroll computation with incentive bonus Fifteen workers are assigned to a group project. The production stan- dard calls for 500 units to be completed each hour to meet a customer's set deadline for the products. If the required units can be delivered before the target date on the order, a substantial premium for early delivery will be paid by the customer. The company, wishing to en- courage the workers to produce beyond the established standard, has offered an excess production bonus that will be added to each project employee's pay. The bonus is to be computed as follows:

a. (Group's excess production over standard x 50%) + Standard units for week = Bonus percentage

b. Individual's hourly wage rate x bonus percentage = hourly bonus rate

c. Hourly wage rate + hourly bonus rate = new hourly rate for week

d. Total hours worked x new hourly rate = earnings for week The average wage rate for the project workers is $15 per hour. The production record for the week shows the following:

Required:
1. Determine the hourly bonus rate and the total amount of the bonus for the week.
2. What are the total wages of A. Whelan, who worked 40 hours at a base rate of $14 per hour?
3. What are the total wages of D. Seitz, who worked 35 hours at a base rate of $18 per hour?

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Hours Worked Production (Units) Monday 112 61,040 Tuesday ... 112 60,032 Wednesday 112 60,480 Thursday 112 65,632 Friday 108 57,344 Saturday 60 26,000 616 330,528