The Management of Winterroth Corporation Would Like to Investigate the Possibility

question 14

Multiple Choice

The management of Winterroth Corporation would like to investigate the possibility of basing its predetermined overhead rate on activity at capacity. The Corporation's controller has provided an example to illustrate how this new system would work. In this example, the allocation base is machine-hours. If the Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on capacity, then as shown on the income statement prepared for internal management purposes, the cost of unused capacity would be closest to:

• A) $286,200
• B) $400,680
• C) $264,600
• D) $136,080

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