Gerstein Corporation Uses a Job-Order Costing System with a Single

Multiple Choice

Gerstein Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on total fixed manufacturing overhead cost of $90,000, variable manufacturing overhead of $3.70 per direct labor-hour, and 50,000 direct labor-hours. The company recently completed Job M800 which required 150 direct labor-hours.The predetermined overhead rate is closest to:

A) $1.80 per direct labor-hour
B) $5.50 per direct labor-hour
C) $9.20 per direct labor-hour
D) $3.70 per direct labor-hour