A company estimates that overhead costs for the next year will be $7,940,000 for indirect labor and $161,500 for factory utilities. The company uses machine hours as its overhead allocation base. If 765,000 machine hours are planned for this next year, what is the company's plantwide overhead rate?

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What is the company s plantwide overhead rate?

A company estimates that overhead costs for the
next year will be $7,940,000 for indirect labor
and $161,500 for factory utilities. The company
uses machine hours as its overhead allocation
base. If 765,000 machine hours are planned for
this next year, what is the company's plantwide
overhead rate?
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