Big Trail Running Company Has Started to Produce Running Apparel

question 56

Multiple Choice

Big Trail Running Company has started to produce running apparel in addition to the trail running shoes that they have manufactured for years. They feel that a departmental overhead rate would best reflect their overall manufacturing overhead usage. Based on research the following information was gathered for the upcoming year: Manufacturing overhead is driven by machine hours for the machining department and direct labor hours for the finishing department. Based on this information, what is the departmental manufacturing overhead rate for the machining and finishing department, respectively? (Round any intermediary calculations and your final answer to the nearest cent.)

• A)$5.50 per machine hour and $13.75 per direct labor hour
• B)$7.69 per machine hour and $1.41 per direct labor hour
• C)$5.00 per machine hour and $1.25 per direct labor hour
• D)$14.29 per machine hour and $11.11 per direct labor hour

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