Nathaniel's Motor Shop does major repair work on automobile engines. The major cost in the shop is the wages of the mechanics. The shop employs nine mechanics who are paid \(\$ 750\) for working a 40 -hour week. The work week consists of 5 days of 8 hours. Employees actually work 7 hours each day because they are given 1 hour of breaks each day. They are highly skilled and valued by their employer, so these mechanics are paid whether or not there is work available for them to do. They are also paid \(\$ 30\) for every overtime hour or partial overtime hour they work.

The machine shop industry estimates that for every mechanic hour actually worked in a shop like this, the employee consumes about \(\$ 25\) of variable support items, such as lubricants, tool parts, and electricity.

The motor shop estimates that the following work will be available each week during the next 10 weeks:

Develop a weekly budget of mechanic wages and variable support costs.

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Nathaniel's Motor Shop Estimated Work WEEK HOURS OF WORK WEEK HOURS OF WORK 12 255 2 330 3 300 4 285 5 325 68890 280 7 260 300 340 10 355