Brothern Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated machine- hours for the upcoming year. Data for the most recently completed year appear below: Estimates made at the beginning of the year: Estimated machine-hours Estimated variable manufacturing overhead Estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead 39, 700 6.32 pe $1, 159, 637 37, 500 Actual machine-hours for the year The predetermined overhead rate for the recently completed year was closest to: Multiple Choice

$6.32 per machine-hour
$29.21 per machine-hour
$35.53 per machine-hour
$35.18 per machine-hour

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer