Precision company estimates its machine-hour requirements for the four quarters to be 35,000 hours, 20,000 hours, 15,000 hours, and 30,000 hours respectively. the variable manufacturing overhead rate is $4 per machine-hour. the fixed manufacturing overhead is $50,000 per quarter, which includes $20,000 of depreciation expense. knowledge check 01 what is the budgeted variable manufacturing overhead for the year? $200,000 $260,000 $280,000 $400,000 knowledge check 02 what is the predetermined overhead rate for the year? $2 per machine hour $4 per machine hour $5 per machine hour $6 per machine hour

Joint cost cheyenne, inc. produces three products from a common input. the joint costs for a typical quarter follow: direct materials $45,000 direct labor 55,000 overhead 60,000 the revenues from each product are as follows: product a $75,000 product b 80,000 product c 30,000 management is considering processing product a beyond the split-off point, which would increase the sales value of product a to $116,000. however, to process product a further means that the company must rent some special equipment costing $17,500 per quarter. additional materials and labor also needed would cost $12,650 per quarter. a. what is the gross profit currently being earned by the three products for one quarter? $answer b. what is the effect on quarterly profits if the company decides to process product a further? $answer