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The labour requirement for a special contract is 250 skilled labour hours paid at $10 per hour and 750 semi-skilled labour hours paid at $8 per hour.
At present, skilled labour is fully utilised on other contracts which generate a $12 contribution per hour, after charging labour costs. Additional skilled labour is unavailable in the short term.
There is a surplus of 1,200 semi-skilled hours over the period of the contract but the firm has a policy of no redundancies.
The relevant cost of labour for the special contract is:
Suggested Answer: A, B, D
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42 comments · newest first
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Teresita
11 months ago
The total cost adds up to $11,500 if you include everything.
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Louvenia
11 months ago
Totally agree, the semi-skilled surplus helps!
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Rory
12 months ago
Wait, how can we ignore the contribution from skilled labour?
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Jina
12 months ago
I think the relevant cost is $8,500.
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Kallie
1 year ago
Skilled hours are $10 each, semi-skilled are $8.
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Thomasena
1 year ago
I feel like the total cost should be $8,500, but I’m not entirely confident about how the opportunity cost plays into this calculation.
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Rosendo
1 year ago
I’m a bit confused about the surplus of semi-skilled hours. Does that mean we can use them without additional cost?
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Micah
1 year ago
I remember a practice question where we had to consider opportunity costs. I think the contribution from skilled labour might affect the total cost here.
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Glennis
1 year ago
I think the skilled labour cost should be ignored since it's fully utilized elsewhere, but I'm not sure how to calculate the semi-skilled hours correctly.
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Dortha
1 year ago
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Marvel
1 year ago
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Kristine
1 year ago
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Beckie
1 year ago
I'm feeling a bit like a semi-skilled laborer right now, trying to figure out this question. But I think Magnolia's step-by-step approach is the way to go. Time to put on my thinking cap and get this right!
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Karima
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm leaning towards B) $ 3,000 actually.
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Quentin
1 year ago
B) $ 3,000
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Linwood
1 year ago
I think it's A) $ 5,500 too.
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Ceola
1 year ago
A) $ 5,500
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Casie
1 year ago
Haha, this question is a real head-scratcher. I bet the exam writers are having a good laugh at our expense. Anyway, I'm going with C) $8,500 - it just seems like the most logical answer based on the information provided.
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Hubert
1 year ago
I see where you're coming from, but I think B) $3,000 is the correct answer. Let's see who's right!
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Fernanda
1 year ago
I'm not so sure about that. I'm leaning towards A) $5,500. It just seems more reasonable to me.
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Hubert
1 year ago
I think you might be onto something with C) $8,500. It does seem like the most logical choice.
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Alison
1 year ago
Wait, what? They're saying the skilled labor is already fully utilized on other contracts that generate a higher contribution per hour. Wouldn't that mean we can't use that labor and have to find an alternative, like subcontracting? This question is tricky!
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Virgilio
1 year ago
The relevant cost of labor for the special contract must be calculated carefully.
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Ellsworth
1 year ago
We have a surplus of semi-skilled hours, but the firm has a policy of no redundancies.
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Fanny
1 year ago
We can't use the skilled labor for this special contract, it's already fully utilized on other contracts.
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Gregoria
2 years ago
Hmm, this seems straightforward. We just need to calculate the total labor cost based on the given information. I think the answer is C) $8,500.
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Jesusita
1 year ago
D) $ 11,500
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Malcom
1 year ago
C) $ 8,500
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Estrella
1 year ago
B) $ 3,000
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Christiane
1 year ago
A) $ 5,500
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Magnolia
2 years ago
Okay, let's think this through step-by-step. The skilled labor costs $10 per hour, and we need 250 hours, so that's $2,500. The semi-skilled labor costs $8 per hour, and we need 750 hours, so that's $6,000. Adding those up, the total labor cost is $8,500. Therefore, the correct answer is C) $8,500.
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Marta
1 year ago
Great, so the answer is C) $8,500.
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Mignon
1 year ago
That makes sense, the total cost is $8,500.
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Alisha
1 year ago
So, the total labor cost for the special contract is $8,500.
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Halina
1 year ago
I think the skilled labor cost is $2,500 and the semi-skilled labor cost is $6,000.
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Shannan
1 year ago
Great, we figured it out step-by-step!
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Roxane
1 year ago
That makes sense, so the answer is C) $8,500.
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Clarence
1 year ago
So, the total labor cost for the special contract is $8,500.
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Myra
1 year ago
I think the skilled labor cost is $2,500 and the semi-skilled labor cost is $6,000.
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Dana
2 years ago
I see both points, but I think the answer is D) $11,500 because we need to factor in the contribution per hour from other contracts.
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Christoper
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is C) $8,500 because we need to consider the opportunity cost of using skilled labour on other contracts.
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Jacinta
2 years ago
I think the answer is B) $3,000 because we have a surplus of semi-skilled hours.