Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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ISBN: 9781305970663
Author: Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 27E
Alard Manufacturing Company has a billing department staffed by four billing clerks. Each clerk is paid $32,000 per year and is able to process 8,000 bills. Last year, 27,360 bills were processed by the four agents. Calculate the unused capacity in terms of number of bills.
- a. 27,360
- b. 4,640
- c. 8,000
- d. 32,000
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