Question

A packaging employee making $14

per hour can package 200 items
during that hour. The direct
material cost is $.40 per item. What
is the total direct cost of 1 item?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer: the total direct cost of one item is $0.47.

Explanation:

If the packaging employee makes $14 per hour and can package 200 items in one hour, the direct labor cost per item would be:

Direct labor cost per item = Hourly wage rate / Number of items packaged per hour

Direct labor cost per item = $14 / 200

Direct labor cost per item = $0.07

The direct material cost per item is given as $0.40.

Now we can calculate the total direct cost per item:

Total direct cost per item = Direct labor cost per item + Direct material cost per item

Total direct cost per item = $0.07 + $0.40

Total direct cost per item = $0.47