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overhead rate based on machine$-$hours. At the beginning of the year, it estimated that $4,000$ machine$-$hours would be required for the period's estimated level of production. Sweeten also estimated $$25,000$ of fixed manufacturing overhead cost for the coming period and variable manufacturing overhead of $$1\mathrm{.}70$ per machine$-$hour.

Because Sweeten has two manufacturing departments$-$Molding and Fabrication$-$it is considering replacing its plantwide overhead rate with departmental rates that would also be based on machine$-$hours. The company gathered the following additional information to enable calculating departmental overhead rates:

$\backslash$table$[[,,,],[$Estimated total machine$-$hours used,Molding,Fabrication,Total$],[$Estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead,$2,500,1,500,4,000],[$Estimated variable manufacturing overhead per machine$-$hour,$$10,000,$$$15,000,$$$25,000$