The regular working days in a factory are Monday to Friday. Pete and Bec who are being paid 25 and 27 per hour, respectively, worked on Jobs 31 and 32 for the period August 4 to 10. The weekly time records and summary of the job tickets show the following: Total number of hours time in: Pete = 45, Bec = 43; Overtime: Pete = 6, Bec = 5; Expended on the jobs: No 31: Pete = 26, Bec = 17; No. 32: Pete = 20, Bec = 21. Pete was authorized to work on overtime on job no. 31 because of its rush nature; Bec had to work on overtime on job no. 32 to make up for a machine breakdown during the week. Overtime premium is 25%. Factory overhead is 60% of direct labor cost and materials cost comprises 80% of total production cost. What should be the respective production costs of job nos. 31 and 32?

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The regular working days in a factory are Monday to Friday. Pete and Bec who are being paid 25 and 27 per hour, respectively, worked on Jobs 31 and 32 for the period August 4 to 10. The weekly time records and summary of the job tickets show the following: Total number of hours time in: Pete = 45, Bec = 43; Overtime: Pete = 6, Bec = 5; Expended on the jobs: No 31: Pete = 26, Bec = 17; No. 32: Pete = 20, Bec = 21. Pete was authorized to work on overtime on job no. 31 because of its rush nature; Bec had to work on overtime on job no. 32 to make up for a machine breakdown during the week. Overtime premium is 25%. Factory overhead is 60% of direct labor cost and materials cost comprises 80% of total production cost. What should be the respective production costs of job nos. 31 and 32?

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