Peterson Company estimates that overhead costs for next year will be 3,900,000 for indirect labor and 980,000 for factory utilities. The company uses machine hours as its overhead allocation base. If 100,000 machine hours are planned for this next year, what is the company's plantwide overhead rate?

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Peterson Company estimates that overhead costs for
next year will be 3,900,000 for indirect labor and
980,000 for factory utilities. The company uses machine
hours as its overhead allocation base. If 100,000
machine hours are planned for this next year, what is the
company's plantwide overhead rate?
Transcribed Image Text:Peterson Company estimates that overhead costs for next year will be 3,900,000 for indirect labor and 980,000 for factory utilities. The company uses machine hours as its overhead allocation base. If 100,000 machine hours are planned for this next year, what is the company's plantwide overhead rate?
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