Bronzit Company Estimated the Following at the Beginning of the Year

question 3

Multiple Choice

Bronzit Company estimated the following at the beginning of the year:

Bronzit uses departmental overhead rates.In the assembly department, direct labor hours are used to apply overhead.Machine hours are used to apply overhead in the testing department.
Actual data for the month of May is as follows:

If Bronzit uses a plant wide overhead rate based on direct labor hours, instead of departmental rates, what is the predetermined overhead rate rounded to the nearest cent?

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