Blackfoot Softball Glove Company Estimated the Following Yearly Data at the Beginning

question 129

Multiple Choice

Blackfoot Softball Glove Company estimated the following yearly data at the beginning of the year:
Blackfoot uses departmental overhead rates. In the assembly department, direct labour hours are used to apply overhead. Machine hours are used to apply overhead in the testing department.
Actual data for August are as follows:
$$\begin{array} { l r r r } & \text { Assembly Department } & \text { Testing Department } & \text { Total } \\\text { Overhead } & \$ 570,000 & \$ 130,000 & \$ 700,000 \\\text { Direct Labour Hours } & 142,500 & 32,500 & 175,000 \\\text { Machine Hours } & 32,000 & 65,000 & 97,000\end{array}$$ $\begin{array}{rrrr} & \text { Assembly Department } & \text { Testing Department } & \text { Total } \\\text { Overhead } & \$ 42,000 & \$ 12,000 & \$ 54,000\\\text { Direct Labour Hours } & 13,500 & 2,430 & 15,930 \\\text { Machine Hours } & 4,020 & 11,000 & 15,020\end{array}$
-Refer to the Figure.Suppose Blackfoot decides to continue using departmental overhead rates and a job spends 4 hours in assembly and 3 hours in testing.What is the amount of overhead charged to the job?

• A)$20.00
• B)$22.00
• C)$28.00
• D)$50.54

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