Merrick Industries Ltd$.$ manufactures computer keyboards. Each keyboard goes through two different production departments.Department A applies overhead based on machine hours while Department B applies overhead based on direct labour hours.Budgeted overhead costs for each department are $$45,500$ and $$52,000$ respectively. Estimated machine hours are $10,000$ and estimated direct labour hours are $5,000.$ If Job #$501$A used $45$ machine hours and $18$ direct labour hours, how much overhead should be applied to the job?  

 

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To calculate the overhead to be applied to Job 501A we need to determine the overhead rates for each ... View the full answer