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The following selected data were taken from the accounting records of Metcalf Manufacturing. The company uses direct$-$

labor hours as its cost driver for overhead costs.

March's costs consisted of machine supplies $($$$102,000),$ depreciation $($ $$15,000),$ and plant maintenance $).$ These

costs exhibit the following respective behavior: variable, fixed, and semivariable.

The manufacturing overhead figures presented in the preceding table do not include Metcalf's supervisory labor cost,

which is step$-$fixed in nature. For volume levels of less than $15,000$ hours, supervisory labor amounts to $$45,000.$ The cost

is $$90,000$ from $15,000$ to $29,999$ hours and $$135,000$ when activity reaches $30,000$ hours or more.

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Determine the machine supplies cost and depreciation for January.

Using the high$-$low method, analyze Metcalf's plant maintenance cost and calculate the monthly fixed portion and the variable cost

per direct$-$labor hour.

Assume that present cost behavior patterns continue into the latter half of the year. Estimate the total amount of manufacturing

overhead the company can expect in November if $29,500$ direct$-$labor hours are worked.

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Assume that present cost behavior patterns continue into the latter half of the year. Estimate the total amount of

manufacturing overhead the company can expect in November if $29,500$ direct$-$labor hours are worked.