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Hercules Hair Restorer Inc. (HHRI) makes many varieties of hair restoration products which are sold under well-known marketing labels. A single batch contains 10,000 8 oz. bottles and takes two days to make. Typically 15 batches are completed per month, for different brands. Basic cost data for the month of January appears below.  Hair by  Bottle  Batch  Cost  January’s other  Zeus per expenses  Oil, fl. oz. 2$3 Supervision $8,000 Lotion, fl.  oz. 4$1 Indirect  materials $2,200 Zeus  potion, fl.  oz. 1/4$24 Equipment  deprec &  repairs $14,520 Alcemena  scent 1/16$48 Plant  manager’s  salary $6.500 Bottle.  cap, label 1$0.4 Utilities $1.800 Direct  labor, hour 50$14$33,020 Machine  hours 8\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Hair by } & \text { Bottle } & \text { Batch } & \text { Cost } & \text { January's other } \\\text { Zeus } & && \text {per} & \text { expenses }\\\hline \text { Oil, fl. oz. } & 2 & & \$ 3 & \text { Supervision } & \$ 8,000 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Lotion, fl. } \\\text { oz. }\end{array} & 4 & & \$ 1 & \begin{array}{l}\text { Indirect } \\\text { materials }\end{array} & \$ 2,200 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Zeus } \\\text { potion, fl. } \\\text { oz. }\end{array} & 1 / 4 & & \$ 24 & \begin{array}{l}\text { Equipment } \\\text { deprec \& } \\\text { repairs }\end{array} & \$ 14,520 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Alcemena } \\\text { scent }\end{array} & 1 / 16 & & \$ 48 & \begin{array}{l}\text { Plant } \\\text { manager's } \\\text { salary }\end{array} & \$ 6.500 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Bottle. } \\\text { cap, label }\end{array} & 1 & & \$ 0.4 & \text { Utilities } & \$ 1.800 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Direct } \\\text { labor, hour }\end{array} & & 50 & \$ 14 & & \$ 33,020 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Machine } \\\text { hours }\end{array} & 8 & & & & \\\hline\end{array}

If overheads for January are calculated per machine hour, which is false?


A) The hourly overhead absorption rate will be $275.17 per machine hour
B) The overheads per bottle remain the same
C) The full cost of 20 bottles is $385.80
D) The hourly overhead absorption rate will increase to $2,201.33
E) (c) and (d) only

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