Morton Manufacturing Company has two support departments, Maintenance Department and Personnel Department, and two producing departments, X and Y. The Maintenance Department costs of $90,000 are allocated on the basis of standard service hours used. The Personnel Department costs of $13,500 are allocated on the basis of number of employees. The direct costs of Departments X and Y are $27,000 and $45,000, respectively.

Data on standard service hours and number of employees are as follows:

Maint.Person.Dept.Dept.Dept.Dept.XYStandard service hours used2001501,200600Number of employees25507575Direct labor hours2502501,000500

Predetermined overhead rates for Departments X and Y, respectively, are based on direct labor hours.

What is the overhead rate for Department X assuming the direct method is used?