Question

Total (10 marks) QUESTION TWO Amani Ltd. Manufacturers a single product. Currently, the company has eight employees who produce a total of 3,000 units of the product in a 40-hour week The hourly rate of pay for all the employees is sh. 300 In an effort to improve productivity and thus increase output in the normal 40- hour week, an incentive scheme has been suggested. The scheme which the eight employees have agreed to over a one month trial period, provided for differential piecework payments in addition to reduced basis rate per hour. Additional information: 1. Basis hourly rate in sh. 200 per hour. 2. Different piecework rates - first 3,000 units of output in a week - sh. 2.80 per unit output of 3,001 units to 3,600 units a week - sh. 3.40 per unit output over 3,600 units in a week - sh. 4.50 per unit 3.In the first week of the trial, total output was 3.700 units in the 40 hours worked. Required: a) For existing time rate payment system, determine:​

Answer 1

Since the unsigned is 3000 it’s