What is the best way to handle manufacturing overhead costs in order to get the most timelyjob cost information?

1 The company should add actual manufacturing overhead costs tojobs as soon as the overhead costs are incurred.

2 The company should account for only the direct production costs.

3 The company should apply overhead using an estimated rate throughout the year.

4 The company should determine an allocation rate as soon as the actual costs are known, and then apply manufacturing overhead to jobs.