The management of Winterroth Corporation would like to investigate the possibility of basing its predetermined overhead rate on activity at capacity.The Corporation's controller has provided an example to illustrate how this new system would work.In this example,the allocation base is machine-hours. If the Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on capacity,then as shown on the income statement prepared for internal management purposes,the cost of unused capacity would be closest to:
A) $286,200
B) $400,680
C) 264,600
D) $136,080

Question

The management of Winterroth Corporation would like to investigate the possibility of basing its predetermined overhead rate on activity at capacity.The Corporation's controller has provided an example to illustrate how this new system would work.In this example,the allocation base is machine-hours.  If the Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on capacity,then as shown on the income statement prepared for internal management purposes,the cost of unused capacity would be closest to:
A) $286,200 
B) $400,680 
C) 264,600 
D) $136,080

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Predetermined overhead rate = Estimated total manufacturing overhead at capacity ÷ Estimated total amount of the allocation base at capacity = $1,803,060 ÷ 63,000 machine-hours = $28.62 per machine-hour
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The Management of Winterroth Corporation Would Like to Investigate the Possibility