The Manager at a Sewing Factory Uses a Piece?rate Pay

Essay

The manager at a sewing factory uses a piece?rate pay system. She has just received an order for 600 dresses from a discount house downtown. She is trying to figure out what her costs are for the project. She has conducted a time study and found the following times for operations:
2 minutes to sew one sleeve
3 minutes to sew body of the dress
3.5 minutes to hem all unfinished edges
1 minute to attach the collar
3 minutes to attach all buttons
The workers must sit idle while they wait for supplies on the conveyor belt for an average of 30 seconds. Their performance rating is equal to one. She pays the workers $6.00 per hour.
a. What is the allowance factor for the operation?
b. What is the labor standard (in minutes) per dress?
c. What is the labor cost per dress?
d. What is the labor cost for the entire order of 600 dresses?