Dearden Corporation Uses a Job-Order Costing System with a Single

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Dearden Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on total fixed manufacturing overhead cost of $144,000, variable manufacturing overhead of $2.00 per machine-hour, and 60,000 machine-hours. The predetermined overhead rate is closest to:

• A) $2.40 per machine-hour
• B) $6.40 per machine-hour
• C) $4.40 per machine-hour
• D) $2.00 per machine-hour

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