The following information is available regarding the total manufacturing overhead of Bursa Mfg. Co. for a recent four-month period:
Machine-
Hours Manufacturing Overhead Jan.5,800 $ 310,000 Feb.3,200 224,000 Mar.4,900 263,800 Apr.3,000 190,000
a-1.Use the high-low method to determine the variable element of manufacturing overhead costs per machine-hour. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
-Manufacturing overhead cost per hour?=
a-2.Use the high-low method to determine the fixed element of monthly overhead cost.
-Fixed element of monthly overhead cost?=
b.Bursa expects machine-hours in May to equal 5,300. Use the cost relationships determined in parta to forecast May's manufacturing overhead costs.
-Estimated manucaturing overhead cost?=
c.Suppose Bursa had used the cost relationships determined in part a to estimate the total manufacturing overhead expected for the months of February and March. By what amounts would Bursa have over- or underestimated these costs?
-February Amount?
-March Amunt?