Siegworth Products produces industrial cleaning products. Data concerning budgeted direct labor-hours for Siegworth for the next year follows: 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Budgeted direct labor-hours 9,400 8,900 9,200 10,000

Siegworth uses direct labor-hours as its overhead allocation base. The variable portion of its predetermined manufacturing overhead rate is $3.75 per direct labor-hour and its total fixed manufacturing overhead is $62,000 per quarter. The only noncash item included in fixed manufacturing overhead is depreciation, which is $15,500 per quarter.

Required:
a. Prepare the company's manufacturing overhead budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
b. Compute the company's predetermined overhead rate (including both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead) for the upcoming fiscal year.