Ikerd Company applies manufacturing overhead to jobs on the basis of machine-hours used. Overhead costs are estimated to total $283,725 for the year, and machine usage is estimated at 126,100 hours. For the year, $303,850 of overhead costs are incurred and 130,200 hours are used.
Compute the manufacturing overhead rate for the year. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e. g. 1.52.)

Advanced enterprises reports year-end information from 2018 as follows: sales (160,250 units) $968,000 cost of goods sold 641,000 gross margin 327,000 operating expenses 263,000 operating income $64,000 advanced is developing the 2019 budget. in 2019 the company would like to increase selling prices by 14.5%, and as a result expects a decrease in sales volume of 9%. all other operating expenses are expected to remain constant. assume that cost of goods sold is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost. should advanced increase the selling price in 2019?