Eisentrout Corporation Has Two Production Departments, Machining and Customizing

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Multiple Choice

Eisentrout Corporation has two production departments, Machining and Customizing. 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 Customizing 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 T272. The following data were recorded for this job:
The estimated total manufacturing overhead for the Machining Department is closest to:

• A) $137,600
• B) $104,000
• C) $33,600
• D) $310,933

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