
Principles of Cost Accounting
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Author: Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell
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Chapter 3, Problem 4E
Peggy Nolan earns $20 per hour for up to 300 units of production per day. If she produces more than 300 units per day, she will receive an additional piece rate of $.5333 per unit. Assume that her hours worked and pieces finished for the week just ended were as follows:
- a. Determine Nolan’s earnings for each day and for the week. (Round piece-rate computations to the nearest whole dollar.)
- b. Prepare the
journal entry to distribute the payroll, assuming that any make-up guarantees are charged to FactoryOverhead .
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