Question

Kalanja​ Designs, which produces​ earrings, is developing direct material standards. Each earring requires 0.38 kilograms of a special metal. The allowance for waste is 0.2 kilograms per​ earring, while the allowance for rejects is 0.8 kilograms per earring. What is the standard quantity of metal per​ earring? A. 0.38 kilograms B. 1.38 kilograms C. 0.58 kilograms D. 1.18 kilograms

Answer 1

B. 1.38 kilograms

Step-by-step explanation:

Special metal 0.38 kilograms

Allowance for waste is 0.2 kilograms

Allowance for rejects is 0.8 kilograms

The addition of all will be:

0.38kg + 0.2 kg + 0.8kg = 1.38 kilograms

Therefore the standard quantity of metal per​ earring is 1.38 kilograms.