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?Rubio, Inc., a law consulting? firm, has been using a single predetermined over

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?Rubio, Inc., a law consulting? firm, has been using a single predetermined overhead allocation rate with direct labor hours as the allocation base to allocate overhead costs. The direct labor rate is? $300 per hour. Clients are billed at? 160% of direct labor cost. Chandler? Massey, the president of? Rubio, decided to develop an ABC system to more accurately allocate the indirect costs. He identified two activities related to the total indirect

costslong dash—travel

and information technology? (IT) support. The other relevant details are given? below:

Activity

Allocation base

Estimated costs

Estimated quantity

of allocation base

Travel

Miles driven

????? $85,000

?1,500 miles

IT Support

Direct labor hours

?59,000

?1,250 DLH

Total

?$144,000

The predetermined overhead allocation rate for travel will be? ________. (Round your answer to the nearest? cent.)

A.

?$68.00 per mile

B.

?$56.67 per mile

C.

?$96.00 per mile

D.

?$47.20 per mile

Activity

Allocation base

Estimated costs

Estimated quantity

of allocation base

Travel

Miles driven

????? $85,000

?1,500 miles

IT Support

Direct labor hours

?59,000

?1,250 DLH

Total

?$144,000

Explanation / Answer

1 Predetermined overhead allocation rate Total estimated overhead costs/Total estimated quantity of the overhead allocation base 85,000/1,500 56.67 Ans 56.67 per mile

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