Almaraz Corporation Has Two Manufacturing Departments--Forming and Finishing

question 229

Multiple Choice

Almaraz Corporation has two manufacturing departments--Forming and Finishing.The company used the following data at the beginning of the year to calculate predetermined overhead rates: Assume that the company uses a plantwide predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on machine-hours.That predetermined manufacturing overhead rate is closest to:

• A)$6.62
• B)$4.87
• C)$4.10
• D)$7.10

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