The Speedjet Aircraft Corporation has a central materials laboratory. The laboratory has only two users, the Large Plane Department and the Small Plane Department. The following data apply to the coming budget year:

Budgeted amounts are used to calculate the allocation rates.
Actual usage for the year by the Large Plane Department was 70,000 technician hours and by the Small Plane Department was 90,000 technician hours. If a single-rate cost-allocation method is used, what is the allocation rate per hour used? (Round the final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Question

The Speedjet Aircraft Corporation has a central materials laboratory. The laboratory has only two users, the Large Plane Department and the Small Plane Department. The following data apply to the coming budget year:

Budgeted amounts are used to calculate the allocation rates.
Actual usage for the year by the Large Plane Department was 70,000 technician hours and by the Small Plane Department was 90,000 technician hours. If a single-rate cost-allocation method is used, what is the allocation rate per hour used? (Round the final answer to the nearest dollar.)

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Allocation rate per hour = ($8,400,000 + (250,000 hours × $68))/ 250,000 hours = $101.60/ per hour used

The Speedjet Aircraft Corporation Has a Central Materials Laboratory