Arciba Inc. bases its manufacturing overhead budget on budgeted direct labor-hours. The direct labor budget indicates that 7,400 direct labor-hours will be required in January. The variable overhead rate is $9.50 per direct labor-hour. The company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $130,980 per month, which includes depreciation of $10,360. All other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. The company recomputes its predetermined overhead rate every month. The predetermined overhead rate for January should be:

A. $9.50
B. $17.70
C. $25.80
D. $27.20


Answer: D

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