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16 September, 23:57

Hearthstone, Inc., a home healthcare firm, has been using a single predetermined overhead allocation rate with direct labor hours as the allocation base to allocate overhead costs. The direct labor rate is $200 per hour. Clients are billed at 190% of direct labor cost. Sofi Acosta, the president of Hearthstone, decided to develop an ABC system to more accurately allocate the indirect costs. She identified two activities related to the total indirect costslong dashtravel and information technology (IT) support. The other relevant details are given below: Activity Allocation base Estimated costs Estimated quantity of allocation base Travel Miles driven $85,000 3,000 miles IT Support Direct labor hours 60,000 1,300 DLH Total $145,000The predetermined overhead allocation rate for travel will be? A. $49.17 per mile B. $26.86 per mile C. $78.33 per mile D. $43.71 per mile

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  1. 17 September, 02:52
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    Correct answer is B.

    $26.86 per mile

    Explanation:

    Total estimated cost for travel = 94000

    Total miles driven = 3500

    Overhead allocation rate = total estimated cost/total miles

    = 94000/3500

    =26.85714 or 26.86
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