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A-LevelAccountingCostingFeb/Mar 2022Paper 1 Q231 Mark

A production worker is paid $15 per hour for working 8 hours a day. Overtime is paid at the rate of time and a fifth (basic pay plus 20%). A productivity bonus is also paid at the rate of $21 per unit for each unit produced in excess of 12 units per day. Last Friday, the production worker worked 12 hours and assembled 14 units. How much did he earn on Friday?

A$144
B$162
C$192
D$234

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Feb/Mar 2022 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Costing and is worth 1 mark.

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