Question 1 It is seen from the job card for repair of the customer's equipment that a total of 154 labour hours have been put in as detailed below: Worker"B' paid Worker 'Cpaid Worker 'A paid at *200 per day of 8 at 3100 per day at 3300 per hours of 8 hours day of 8 hours Monday (hours) 10.5 8.0 10.5 Tuesday (hours) 8.0 8.0 8.0 Wednesday (hours) 10.5 8.0 10.5 Thursday (hours) 9.5 8.0 9.5 Friday (hours) 10.5 8.0 10.5 Saturday (hours) 8.0 8.0 Total (hours) 49.0 48.0 57.0 In terms of an award in employee conciliation, the workers are to be paid dearness allowance on the basis of cost of living index figures relating to each month which works out @ 968 or the relevant month. The dearness allowance is payable to all workers irrespectiv. of wages rate if they are present or are on leave with wages on all working days. Sunday is i. weekly holiday and each worker has to work for 8 hours on all week days and 4 hours on a 'urdays; the workers are however paid full wages for Saturday (8 hours for 4 hours workco). Workers are paid overtime according to the Factories Act, 1948. Excluding holidays, the total number of hours works out to 176 in the relevant month. The company's contribution to Provident Fund and Employees State Insurance Premium are absorbed into overheads. Work out the wages payable to each worker. SOLUTION 11 Calculation of bours to be paid for women