Model: Group-Piece Rate
In an assembly shop of a factory, 4 workers P, Q, R and S work together as a team and are paid on group-piece rate. They also work individually on day-rate jobs. In a 48-hour week, the following hours have been spent by them om group-piece work:
P – 40 hours
Q – 25 hours
R – 20 hours
S – 15 hours
The balance of the time has been booked by each worker on day-work jobs. Their hourly rates are:
P – Re. 0.50
Q – Re. 0.80
R – Rs. 1.50
S – Rs. 2.00
The group-piece rate is Rs. 2 per unit and the team has produced 100 units. Calculate the gross-weekly earning of each workman taking into consideration that each one is entitled to a DA of Rs. 35 per week.