Question

Sheffield Corp. is planning to sell 1070 boxes of ceramic tile, with production estimated at 800 boxes during May. Each box of tile requires 44 pounds of clay mix and a 0.50 hour of direct labor. Clay mix costs $0.40 per pound and employees of the company are paid $17 per hour. Manufacturing overhead is applied at a rate of 110% of direct labor costs. Sheffield has 3300 pounds of clay mix in beginning inventory and wants to have 5400 pounds in ending inventory. What is the total amount to be budgeted for direct labor for the month

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Production= 800 boxes

Each box of tile requires 0.50 hours of direct labor.

Employees of the company are paid $17 per hour.

First, we need to determine the number of hours required:

Number of hours= 800*0.5= 400 hours

Now, the total direct labor cost:

Direct labor cost= 400*17= $6,800