Harris Fabrics computes its plantwide predetermined overhead rate annually on the basis of direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, it estimated that 43,000 direct labor-hours would be required for the period’s estimated level of production. The company also estimated $540,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead cost for the coming period and variable manufacturing overhead of $4.00 per direct labor-hour. Harris’s actual manufacturing overhead cost for the year was $787,704 and its actual total direct labor was 43,500 hours. Required:
Compute the company’s plantwide predetermined overhead rate for the year. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)