A Company Produces Heating Elements That Go Through Two Operations

question 56

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A company produces heating elements that go through two operations, casting and assembling, before they are complete.Expected costs and activities for the two departments are shown below.Given this information, the departmental overhead rate for the assembling department based on direct labor hours is $5 per direct labor hour.
$$\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Casting } & \text { Assembling } \\\text { Direct labor hours } & 1,875 \mathrm { DLH } & 7,500 \mathrm { DLH } \\\text { Machine hours } & 12,500 \mathrm { MH } & 3,750 \mathrm { MH } \\\text { Overhead costs } & \$ 75,000 & \$ 37,500\end{array}$$

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