Speedy Auto Repairs uses a job$-$order costing system. The company's direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics' hourly wages. Speedy's overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager's salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room.

The company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor$-$hours. At the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates:

$\backslash$table$[[$Direct labor$-$hours required to support estimated output,$44,000],[$Fixed overhead cost,$$48,000$