The management of Firebolt Industries Inc. manufactures gasoline and diesel engines through two production departments, Fabrication and Assembly. Management needs accurate product cost information in order 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 production department factory overhead rate method. The following factory overhead was budgeted for Firebolt:

1

Fabrication Department factory overhead

$577,200.00

2

Assembly Department factory overhead

235,200.00

3

Total

$812,400.00

Direct labor hours were estimated as follows:

Fabrication Department5,200hoursAssembly Department4,900Total10,100hoursIn addition, the direct labor hours (dlh) used to produce a unit of each product in each department were determined from engineering records, as follows:

Production DepartmentsGasoline EngineDiesel EngineFabrication Department2.8 dlh1.9 dlhAssembly Department1.92.8Direct labor hours per unit4.7 dlh4.7 dlhRequired: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 theactivity 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.