Flawless Cosmetic Company manufactures and distributes several different products. The company currently uses a plantwide allocation method for allocating overhead at a rate of $5 per direct labor hour. Loren is the department manager of the Makeup Department which produces Products Concealer (C) and Glow Cream (GC). Jennifer is the department manager of the Hair Care Department which manufactures Product Shampoo (S). The product costs (per case of 24 bottles) and other information are as follows:

	Products
	C			GC			S
Direct materials	$	120.00		$	72.00		$	46.00
Direct labor		50.00			34.00			12.00
Overhead		34.00			18.00			14.00
	$	204.00		$	124.00		$	72.00
Machine hours		4			2			3
Number of cases (per year)		300			500			600

Based on this information, if Flawless changes its allocation basis to machine hours, what is the overhead rate per machine hour?

$2.00

$3.00

$6.900

$18.00