Beans Corporation Uses a Job-Order Costing System with a Single

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Beans Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on total fixed manufacturing overhead cost of $162,000, variable manufacturing overhead of $2.80 per direct labor-hour, and 60,000 direct labor-hours. Recently, Job K818 was completed with the following characteristics: The amount of overhead applied to Job K818 is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

• A) $135
• B) $140
• C) $415
• D) $275

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Definitions:

Bailments

The temporary handover of control or possession of personal property by one party, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose.

Bailee's Sole Benefit

Bailee's sole benefit occurs when a bailment is made for the advantage of the bailee only, with no benefit accruing to the bailor.

Gratuitous Loan

A loan where the lender does not charge interest or fees, often made among family or friends or for charitable reasons.

Bailor's Sole Benefit

Refers to a situation in a bailment where the benefit of the arrangement is exclusively for the bailor, with the bailee undertaking the responsibility without receiving any benefit.