Bernson Corporation Is Using a Predetermined Overhead Rate That Was

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Multiple Choice

Bernson Corporation is using a predetermined overhead rate that was based on estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead of $492,000 and 30,000 machine-hours for the period. The company incurred actual total fixed manufacturing overhead of $517,000 and 28,300 total machine-hours during the period. The amount of manufacturing overhead that would have been applied to all jobs during the period is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

• A) $464,120
• B) $492,000
• C) $487,703
• D) $25,000

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Definitions:

High-low Method

A method employed in accounting that calculates variable and fixed expenses by analyzing the maximum and minimum activity levels.

Variable Manufacturing Cost

Costs that vary in direct proportion to the changes in production volume, including direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead.

Monthly Production Volume

The total number of units a company manufactures or produces in a month.

Least-squares Regression

A statistical method used to determine the line of best fit by minimizing the sum of squares of the differences between observed values and the values predicted by the model.