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The following information is available regarding the total manufacturing overhead of Bursa...

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.

5,500

$311,500

Feb.

3,200

224,000

Mar.

4,900

263,800

Apr..

2,800

184,600

a.    Use the high-low method to determine:

1.    The variable element of manufacturing overhead costs per machine-hour.


2.    The fixed element of monthly overhead cost.


b.   Bursa expects machine-hours in May to equal 5,300. Use the cost relationships determined in part a to forecast May’s manufacturing overhead costs.


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?

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