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Single plantwide and Multiple production department factory overhead methods and product cost distortion Instructions The management of Firebolt Industries Inc. manufactures gasoline and diesel engines through two production departments, Fabrication and Assembly. Management needs accurate product cost information to guide product strategy. Presently, the company uses a single plantwide factory overhead rate for allocating factory overhead to the two products. However, management is considering the multiple product department factory overhead rate method. The following factory overhead was budgeted for Firebolt: Fabrication Department factory overhead $557,750.00 Assembly Department factory overhead 257,550.00 Total $815,300.00 Direct labor hours were estimated as follows: Fabrication Department 4,850 hours Assembly Department 5,050 Total 9,900 hours In addition, the direct labor hours (dih) used to produce a unit of each product in each department were determined from engineering records, as follows: Production Departments Gasoline Engine Diesel Engine Fabrication Department 3.1 dlh 2.1 dl Assembly Department 2.1 Direct labor hours per unit 5.2 dlh 5.2 dlh Required: a. Determine the per-unit factory overhead allocated to the gasoline and diesel engines under the single plantwide factory overhead rate method, using direct labor hours as the activity base . * b. Determine the per-unit factory overhead allocated to the gasoline and diesel engines under the multiple production department factory overhead rate method , using direct labor hours as the activity base for each department . * c . (1) Recommend to management a product costing approach , based on your analyses in (a) and (b). (2) Give a reason for your answer. "If required, round all per-unit answers to the nearest cent