Weyers Incorporated Makes a Single Product-A Critical Part Used in Commercial

question 53

Multiple Choice

Weyers Incorporated makes a single product-a critical part used in commercial airline seats. 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) $10,708 Overapplied
• B) $9,956 Underapplied
• C) $10,708 Underapplied
• D) $9,956 Overapplied

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