Benjamin Products Uses Job Order Costing and Assigns Overhead to Specific

question 39

Multiple Choice

Benjamin Products uses job order costing and assigns overhead to specific jobs using direct labor hours. During the month of June, a total of 1,800 direct labor hours at a cost of $16 per hour were incurred for all jobs. Actual overhead costs for the month totaled $9,000. If a specific job required 36 direct labor hours of work, how much overhead should be applied to that job?

• A) $179.20
• B) $212.80
• C) $180.00
• D) $348.00

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Pertaining to or involving the muscles or the flesh of the body.

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Pain in the ear; earache, often caused by infection or inflammation of the ear.

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