Reference no: EM13576317

Padong Remanufacturing rebuilds spot welders for manufacturers. The following budgeted cost data for 2006 is available for Padong.

• Time Charges Material Loading Charges
• Technicians' wages and benefits $228,000 -
• Parts manager's salary and benefits - $42,500
• Office employee's salary and benefits 38,000 9,000
• Other overhead 15,200 24,000
• Total budgeted costs $281,200 $75,500

The company desires a $35 profit margin per hour of labor and a 25% profit margin on parts. It has budgeted for 7,600 hours of repair time in the coming year, and estimates that the total invoice cost of parts and materials in 2006 will be $400,000.Compute the rate charged per hour of labor.