At the beginning of the year, Kester Company estimated the following: Overhead ........... $621,600 Direct labor hours

Question:

At the beginning of the year, Kester Company estimated the following:
Overhead ........... $621,600
Direct labor hours ....... 84,000
Kester uses normal costing and applies overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. For the month of March, direct labor hours were 7,400.

Required:
1. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate for Kester.
2. Calculate the overhead applied to production in March.