Blue Ridge Marketing Inc. manufactures two products, A and B. Presently, the company uses a single plantwide factory overhead rate for allocating overhead to products. However, management is considering moving to a multiple department rate system for allocating overhead. The following table presents information about estimated overhead and direct labor hours.

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    Blue Ridge Marketing Inc. manufactures two products, A and B. Presently, the company uses a single plantwide factory overhead rate for allocating overhead to products. However, management is considering moving to a multiple department rate system for allocating overhead. The following table presents information about estimated overhead and direct labor hours.

     
    Overhead
    Direct
    Labor Hours (dlh)
    Product
     A   B 
    Painting Dept. $249,100   9,400 dlh   7 dlh 11 dlh
    Finishing Dept. 69,400   10,900     2   8  
        Totals $318,500   20,300 dlh   9 dlh 19 dlh

    Using a single plantwide rate, the factory overhead allocated per unit of Product B is

    a.$141.21
    b.$298.11
    c.$185.50
    d.$15.69 
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