Thomlin Company forecasts that total factory overhead for the current year will be $11,554,000 with 190,000 total machine hours. Year to date, the actual factory overhead is $7,663,000 and the actual machine hours are 100,000 hours. The predetermined factory overhead rate based on machine hours is

Round the factory overhead rate to the nearest dollar before multiplying by the number of hours.

a.$116 per machine hour

b.$77 per machine hour

c.$40 per machine hour

d.$61 per machine hour