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

Multiple Choice

Branin 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 $160,000, variable manufacturing overhead of $3.40 per direct labor-hour, and 80,000 direct labor-hours. The company has provided the following data concerning Job A578 which was recently completed: The estimated total manufacturing overhead is closest to:

A) $272,000
B) $160,000
C) $432,000
D) $160,003