A company allocates its variable factory overhead based on direct labor hours. During the past three months, the actual direct labor hours and the total factory overhead allocated were as follows:                                                                       October             November            December Direct labor hours..................................        2,500                     3,000                     5,000 Total factory overhead allocated................. $80,000                 $75,000               $100,000 Based upon this information, the estimated variable cost per direct labor hour was:

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A company allocates its variable factory overhead based on direct labor hours. During the past three months, the actual direct labor hours and the total factory overhead allocated were as follows:

                                                                      October             November            December

Direct labor hours..................................        2,500                     3,000                     5,000

Total factory overhead allocated................. $80,000                 $75,000               $100,000

Based upon this information, the estimated variable cost per direct labor hour was:
 
a. $0.125
b. $12.50
c. $0.80
d. $8.00
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