Labor time = 6 1/2 hours Overhead rate = 55% Retail price of parts = $114.70 Total cost of job = $231.08 What is hourly rate for labor?

x= hourly rate for labor

Total paid equals hourly rate times # of hours plus price of parts

$231.08= 6 1/2x + $114.70
subtract 114.70 from both sides
116.38= 6.5x
divide both sides by 6.5
$17.90= x

$17.90 is the hourly rate for labor.

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