Kalp Corporation Has Two Production Departments, Machining and Finishing

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Multiple Choice

Kalp Corporation has two production departments, Machining and Finishing. The company uses a job-order costing system and computes a predetermined overhead rate in each production department. The Machining Department's predetermined overhead rate is based on machine-hours and the Finishing Department's predetermined overhead rate is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the current year, the company had made the following estimates: During the current month the company started and finished Job K928. The following data were recorded for this job:
The predetermined overhead rate for the Machining Department is closest to:

• A) $7.20 per machine-hour
• B) $9.00 per machine-hour
• C) $21.38 per machine-hour
• D) $1.80 per machine-hour

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