Crinkle Cut Clothes Company manufactures two products CC1 and CC2. Current direct material and direct labor costs are detailed below. Next year the company wishes to use a plantwide overhead rate with direct labor hours as its allocation base. Next year's overhead is estimated to be $338,250. The direct labor and direct materials costs are estimated to be consistent with the current year. Direct labor costs $28 per hour and the company expects to manufacture 22,000 units of CC1 and 91,000 units of CC2 next year. Compute the plantwide overhead rate for next year.
A) $28.00 per DLH.
B) $37.80 per DLH.
C) $1.35 per DLH.
D) $5.00 per DLH.
E) $.20 per DLH.

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Crinkle Cut Clothes Company manufactures two products CC1 and CC2. Current direct material and direct labor costs are detailed below. Next year the company wishes to use a plantwide overhead rate with direct labor hours as its allocation base. Next year's overhead is estimated to be $338,250. The direct labor and direct materials costs are estimated to be consistent with the current year. Direct labor costs $28 per hour and the company expects to manufacture 22,000 units of CC1 and 91,000 units of CC2 next year.  Compute the plantwide overhead rate for next year.
A) $28.00 per DLH. 
B) $37.80 per DLH. 
C) $1.35 per DLH. 
D) $5.00 per DLH. 
E) $.20 per DLH.

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The Answer of Crinkle Cut Clothes Company manufactures two products CC1 and CC2. Current direct material and direct labor costs are detailed below. Next year the company wishes to use a plantwide overhead rate with direct labor hours as its allocation base. Next year's overhead is estimated to be $338,250. The direct labor and direct materials costs are estimated to be consistent with the current year. Direct labor costs $28 per hour and the company expects to manufacture 22,000 units of CC1 and 91,000 units of CC2 next year.  Compute the plantwide overhead rate for next year.
A) $28.00 per DLH. 
B) $37.80 per DLH. 
C) $1.35 per DLH. 
D) $5.00 per DLH. 
E) $.20 per DLH.

Crinkle Cut Clothes Company Manufactures Two Products CC1 and CC2