The Thomlin Company forecasts that total overhead for the current year will be $11,673,195 and that total machine hours will be 168,112 hours. Year to date, the actual overhead is $7,840,877 and the actual machine hours are 85,085 hours. If the Thomlin Company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on machine hours for applying overhead, what is that overhead rate?

Select the correct answer.

$69 per machine hour

$92 per machine hour

$137 per machine hour

$47 per machine hour