Jackson Inc Assuming Jackson Inc

question 69

Multiple Choice

Jackson Inc. listed the following data for 2019: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Budgeted factory overhead } & \$ 1,271,000 \\\text { Budgeted direct labor hours } & 82,000 \\\text { Budgeted machine hours } & 41,000 \\\text { Actual factory overhead } & 1,201,000 \\\text { Actual direct labor hours } & 86,300 \\\text { Actual machine hours } & 39,400\end{array}$ Assuming Jackson Inc.applied overhead based on machine hours, the firm's predetermined overhead rate for 2019 is:

• A)$28.42 per machine hour.
• B)$32.25 per machine hour.
• C)$31.00 per machine hour.
• D)$33.50 per machine hour.
• E)$37.41 per machine hour.

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