Dallas Company Uses a Job Order Costing System

Multiple Choice

Dallas Company uses a job order costing system.The company's executives estimated that direct labor would be $2,000,000 (200,000 hours at $10/hour) and that factory overhead would be $1,500,000 for the current period.At the end of the period,the records show that there had been 180,000 hours of direct labor and $1,200,000 of actual overhead costs.Using direct labor hours as a base,what was the predetermined overhead rate?

A) $6.00 per direct labor hour.
B) $7.50 per direct labor hour.
C) $6.67 per direct labor hour.
D) $8.33 per direct labor hour.
E) $7.08 per direct labor hour.