Aunion has negotiated a contract that states the following: work up to 40 hours per week will be paid at a base rate of $10 per hour. all work in excess of 40 hours, but less than 48 hours will be paid at a rate equal to 1½ times the base rate. any work in excess of 48 hours will be paid at double time. this pay scale agrees with: . the law of supply. b. the law of demand. c. the law of supply and demand. d. ceteris paribus. e. can't tell with the information provided.

Speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company’s direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics’ hourly wages. speedy’s overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager’s salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 20,000 fixed overhead cost $ 350,000 variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate. 2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 590 direct labor cost $ 109 direct labor-hours used 6