Dallman Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on 70,000 machine-hours, total fixed manufacturing overhead cost of $287,000, and a variable manufacturing overhead rate of $3.50 per machine-hour.

Required:

a. Calculate the estimated total manufacturing overhead for the year.

b. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate for the year.

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