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A-LevelAccountingManufacturing AccountsOct/Nov 2016Paper 1 Q231 Mark

A manufacturing company employs 20 workers who are paid a basic rate of $30 per hour for a 40-hour week. To meet a special order, the workers each worked 50 hours and were paid a premium of 40% over basic rate for the overtime. What was the value of wages paid to meet the special order?

A$30000
B$32400
C$33600
D$42000

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2016 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Manufacturing Accounts and is worth 1 mark.

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