John Is Currently Working on Assembling Some Cost Accounting Numbers

Multiple Choice

John is currently working on assembling some cost accounting numbers for the upcoming year for a client who produces disposable utensils. The factory has the following costs: Factory Insurance, $55,000; Factory Supervisor's Salary, $200,000; Direct Materials (Plastic) , $30,000; Cardboard for Packaging, $12,000; Depreciation on Factory Equipment, $120,000; and Assembly Line Worker Wages, $36,000. The Direct Labor (DL) costs consisted of 10,000 DL hours and 4,000 machine hours. Management has decided to proceed using a simple costing system resulting in a plant-wide cost pool. What is the budgeted MOH rate using one plant-wide pool based on machine hours?

A) $0.01
B) $10.42
C) $37.50
D) $93.75