Pollitt Potato Packers Has a Flexible Budget for Manufacturing Overhead

Pollitt Potato Packers has a flexible budget for manufacturing overhead that is based on direct labour hours. The following overhead costs appear on the flexible budget at the 200,000-hour level of activity:
$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Variable overhead costs (total) : } & \\\hline \text { Packing supplies } & \$ 120,000 \\\hline \text { Indirect labour } & \$ 180,000 \\\hline \text { Fixed overhead costs (total) : } &\\\hline \text { Utilities } & \$ 100,000 \\\hline \text { Insurance } & \$ 40,000 \\\hline \text { Rent } & \$ 20,000\\\hline\end{array}$

-What amount would the flexible budget estimate for total variable overhead cost per direct labour hour?

A) $0.60.
B) $0.90.
C) $1.50.
D) $1.80.

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