The company bases its manufacturing overhead allocation on direct labor hours. Calculate the predetermined overhead allocation rate for the year?

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Equinox Fabrication Plant suffered a fire incident in August due to which most of the records for the year were destroyed. The following accounting data for the year that were recovered:

 

Total manufacturing overhead estimated at the beginning of the year

$105,840

Total direct labor costs estimated at the beginning of the year

$186,000

Total direct labor hours estimated at the beginning of the year

3,600 direct labor hours

Actual manufacturing overhead costs for the year

$99,760

Actual direct labor costs for the year

$142,000

Actual direct labor hours for the year

2,950 direct labor hours

 

The company bases its manufacturing overhead allocation on direct labor hours. Calculate the predetermined overhead allocation rate for the year?

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