Eisentrout Corporation has two production departments, Machining and Customizing. The company uses a job-order costing system and computes a predetermined overhead rate in each production department. The Machining Department's predetermined overhead rate is based on machine-hours and the Customizing Department's predetermined overhead rate is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the current year, the company had made the following estimates: During the current month the company started and finished Job T272. The following data were recorded for this job:
The predetermined overhead rate for the Machining Department is closest to:
A) $22.93 per machine-hour
B) $6.50 per machine-hour
C) $2.10 per machine-hour
D) $8.60 per machine-hour

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Eisentrout Corporation has two production departments, Machining and Customizing. The company uses a job-order costing system and computes a predetermined overhead rate in each production department. The Machining Department's predetermined overhead rate is based on machine-hours and the Customizing Department's predetermined overhead rate is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the current year, the company had made the following estimates:  During the current month the company started and finished Job T272. The following data were recorded for this job:
 The predetermined overhead rate for the Machining Department is closest to:
A) $22.93 per machine-hour 
B) $6.50 per machine-hour 
C) $2.10 per machine-hour 
D) $8.60 per machine-hour

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The Answer of Eisentrout Corporation has two production departments, Machining and Customizing. The company uses a job-order costing system and computes a predetermined overhead rate in each production department. The Machining Department's predetermined overhead rate is based on machine-hours and the Customizing Department's predetermined overhead rate is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the current year, the company had made the following estimates:  During the current month the company started and finished Job T272. The following data were recorded for this job:
 The predetermined overhead rate for the Machining Department is closest to:
A) $22.93 per machine-hour 
B) $6.50 per machine-hour 
C) $2.10 per machine-hour 
D) $8.60 per machine-hour

Eisentrout Corporation Has Two Production Departments, Machining and Customizing