From the following data of a textile-factory machine room, compute an hourly machine-hour rate, assuming that the machine room will work at 90% capacity throughout the year and that a breakdown of 10% is reasonable.
There are three holidays for Deepavali and two holidays for Christmas, exclusive of Sundays. The factory works for 8 hours a day and for 4 hours on Saturdays.
Number of machines (each of same type) – 40
|
Power |
3,120 |
|
Light |
640 |
|
Salaries to foremen |
1,200 |
|
Lubricating oil |
66 |
|
Repairs to machines |
1,446 |
|
Depreciation |
785–60 |
|
Total |
7,257–60 |