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    sagnik2422 Posts: 77, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 7, 2014, 10:36 AM
    Managerial Accounting Calculation Question
    Hi I am confused on this and need help with steps :


    Assume that press operator earns $12 an hour. She is paid time and a half for overtime (time excess of 40 hrs per week). During a given week she works 45 hrs and has no idle time.


    The text shows labor cost allocated as follows :
    Direct Labor ($12/hr x 45 hrs) = 540
    Manufacturing Overhead
    ($6/hr x 5 hrs ) = $30
    Total Cost for Week = $570


    BUT they also say : Observe from this computation that only overtime premium of $6 / hr charged to overhead account, not entire $18 earned for each hr of overtime work ($12 regular rate x 1.5 hrs = $18).


    MY QUESTION : Where is the 1.5 coming from?
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    Jun 7, 2014, 10:47 AM
    1.5 is the overtime rate, so take $12 an hour times 1.5 times 5 hours to get your overtime amount plus $12 an hour times 40 hours, which equals your regular pay to get your total pay for one employee.

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