The predetermined overhead rate for manufacturing overhead for 2020 is $5.00 per direct labor hour. Employees are expected to earn $8.00 per hour and the company is planning on paying its employees $160,000 during the year. However, only 80% of the employees are classified as "direct labor." What was the estimated manufacturing overhead for 2020 ?

0.6 cups of sugar and 1.25 cups of chocolate chips

Step-by-step explanation:

We can begin to solve this problem with a simple proportion:

= =

(x = the new # of sugar    y = new # of chocolate chips)

In order to keep everything proportional, we must abide by the scale factor shown with the the flour.

Basically, if we're going to use three times the amount of flour we actually need, then we need to triple all our other ingredients.

We can see that the scale factor is one half, so

x = 1.2 * 0.5

and

y = 2.5 * 0.5

This means that:

x = 0.6

y = 1.25

This means that he has to use 0.6 (or 3/5) cups of sugar and 1.25 (or 9/8) cups of chocolate chips.