Ryan Fabrication Allocates Manufacturing Overhead to Each Job Using Departmental

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Ryan Fabrication allocates manufacturing overhead to each job using departmental overhead rates. Ryan's operations are divided into a metal casting department and a metal finishing department. The casting department uses a departmental overhead rate of $52 per machine hour, while the finishing department uses a departmental overhead rate of $28 per direct labor hour. Job A216 used the following direct labor hours and machine hours in the two departments: The cost for direct labor is $32 per direct labor hour and the cost of the direct materials used by Job A216 is $1,800.
What was the total cost of Job A216 if Ryan Fabrication used the departmental overhead rates to allocate manufacturing overhead?

• A)$2,434
• B)$2,344
• C)$2,888
• D)$2,940

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