Gibralter Insurance Company uses a flexible overhead budget for its application-processing department. The firm offers five types of policies, with the following standard hours allowed for clerical processing.

Automobile		1	hour
Renter's		1	hour
Homeowner's		2	hours
Health		2	hours
Life		5	hours

The following numbers of insurance applications were processed during July.

Automobile		280
Renter's		230
Homeowner's		130
Health		430
Life		230

The controller estimates that the variable-overhead rate in the application-processing department is $4.00 per clerical hour, and that fixed-overhead costs will amount to $2,300 per month. Required: 1. How many standard clerical hours are allowed in July, given actual application activity? 2. Why would it not be sensible to base the companys flexible budget on the number of applications processed instead of the number of clerical hours allowed? 3. Construct a formula flexible overhead budget for the company. 4. What is the flexible budget for total overhead cost in July?