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24 July, 03:35

Acheson Corporation, which applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine-hours, has provided the following data for its most recent year of operations. Estimated manufacturing overhead $ 157,300 Estimated machine-hours 4,550 Actual manufacturing overhead $ 156,500 Actual machine-hours 4,680 The estimates of the manufacturing overhead and of machine-hours were made at the beginning of the year for the purpose of computing the company's predetermined overhead rate for the year. The predetermined overhead rate is closest to:

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  1. 24 July, 03:45
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    Estimated manufacturing overhead rate = $34.57 per machine hour.

    Explanation:

    Giving the following information:

    Acheson Corporation applies manufacturing overhead based on machine-hours.

    Estimated manufacturing overhead $ 157,300

    Estimated machine-hours 4,550

    To calculate the estimated manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:

    Estimated manufacturing overhead rate = total estimated overhead costs for the period / total amount of allocation base

    Estimated manufacturing overhead rate = 157,300 / 4,550 = $34.57 per machine hour.
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