Mweene Plc is a manufacturer of a product used in the sports industry. The product is assembled from various parts and the production operatives are paid on a piece work basis.

The piece work scheme to be applied to products in a week is as follows:

0 100 units K4/unit

101 200 units K4.8/unit

201 200 units K5.6/unit

Over 300 units K6.4/unit

It should be noted that only additional units qualify for the higher rates.

The following output was achieved by three operatives during the week ending 31^st May, 2018.

Operative Elude Sanks Joy

Units Units Units

Output 520 600 480

Required:

(a) Calculate separately the earnings of each operative Elude, Sanks and Joy for the week ending 31^st May, 2018. (14 marks)

(b) State two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages to an employer if they use a piece work scheme. (4 marks)

(c) List any four causes of labour turnover (2 marks)

please explain