Blast Rocket Company manufactures candy-coated popcorn treats that go through two operations, popping and baking, before they are complete. Expected costs and activities for the two departments are shown in the following table:

Popping	Baking
Direct labor hours: 238,000 DLH	50,000 DLH
Machine hours: 25,000 MH	141,500 MH
Overhead costs: $357,000	$452,800

a. Compute a departmental overhead rate for the popping department based on direct labor hours.

b. Compute a departmental overhead rate for the baking department based on machine hours.

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