Jernigan Company estimates that total factory overhead costs will be $170,000 for the year. Direct labor hours are estimated to be 10,000. a. For Jernigan Company, determine the predetermined factory overhead rate using direct labor hours as the activity base. If required, round your answer to two decimal places. $fill in the blank 41362005803cfe6_1 per direct labor hour b. During August, Jernigan Company accumulated 570 hours of direct labor costs on Job 40 and 840 hours on Job 42. Determine the amount of factory overhead applied to Jobs 40 and 42 in August. $fill in the blank 41362005803cfe6_2 c. Prepare the journal entry to apply factory overhead to both jobs in August according to the predetermined overhead rate.

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."