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Angie March owns a catering company that stages banquets and parties for both individuals and companies

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Angie March owns a catering company that stages banquets and parties for both individuals and companies. The business is seasonal, with heavy demand during the summer months and year-end holidays and light demand at other times. Angie has gathered the following cost information from the past year:

 

Month labor hours overhead cost

 

January 3,600 $65,320

February 2,900 62,320

March 3,000 63,320

April 4,100 67,320

May 4,400 70,320

June 5,600 74,320

July 7,900 83,320

August 7,600 80,320

September 6,500 75,320

October 4,600 71,320

November 3,200 65,320

December 6,600 76,320

  Total 60,000 $854,840

 

B. Angie has booked 4,200 labor hours for the coming month. How much overhead should she expect to incur?

 

C. If Angie books one more catering job for the month, requiring 350 labor hours, how much additional overhead should she expect to incur?