Answer:
a. $45.00 per direct labor hour
b. Machining Department = $ 49.00 per machine hour, Finishing Department = $ 25.00 per direct labor hour.
Explanation:
Plant-wide overhead rate = Budgeted Overheads / Budgeted Direct Labor Hours
= $ 1,170,000 / 26,000 direct labor hours
= $45.00 per direct labor hour.
Departmental overhead rate = Budgeted Overheads / Budgeted Activity
Machining Department = $ 735,000 / 15,000 MH Hours
= $ 49.00 per machine hour
Finishing Department = $435,000 / 17,400 DL Hours
= $ 25.00 per direct labor hour