Reade Incorporated Makes a Single Product-An Electrical Motor Used in Many

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Multiple Choice

Reade Incorporated makes a single product-an electrical motor used in many long-haul trucks. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard machine-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The total manufacturing overhead is underapplied or overapplied by how much?

• A) $61,347 Underapplied
• B) $32,395 Underapplied
• C) $61,347 Overapplied
• D) $32,395 Overapplied

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