Joyce Company is a printing shop that offers products including brochures, advertising flyers, wedding invitations, etc. The company has accepted an order from Jane Anderson for wedding invitations. The job will require 200 sheets of card stock at $0.15 per sheet and $30 worth of various inks. The job will also require two hours of direct labor time at $15 per hour. Overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor using a plant-wide rate of $20 per hour.
-What is the total cost of the wedding invitations ordered by Jane Anderson?

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Joyce Company is a printing shop that offers products including brochures, advertising flyers, wedding invitations, etc. The company has accepted an order from Jane Anderson for wedding invitations. The job will require 200 sheets of card stock at $0.15 per sheet and $30 worth of various inks. The job will also require two hours of direct labor time at $15 per hour. Overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor using a plant-wide rate of $20 per hour. 
-What is the total cost of the wedding invitations ordered by Jane Anderson?

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The total cost is calculated as follows: Cost of card stock = 200 sheets * $0.15/sheet = $30 Cost of inks = $30 Direct labor = 2 hours * $15/hour = $30 Overhead = 2 hours * $20/hour = $40 Total cost = $30 (card stock) + $30 (inks) + $30 (labor) + $40 (overhead) = $130

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