Minton Company Provided the Following Information from Its Accounting Records

question 60

Multiple Choice

Minton Company provided the following information from its accounting records for 2017: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Expected production } & 60,000 \text { labor hours } \\\text { Actual production } & 56,000 \text { labor hours } \\\text { Budgeted overhead } & \$ 1,800,000 \\\text { Actual overhead } & \$ 1,740,000\end{array}$ How much is the overhead application rate if Minton Company bases it on direct labor hours?

• A) $30.00 per hour
• B) $29.00 per hour
• C) $32.14 per hour
• D) $31.07 per hour

Identify strategies for managing performance, including the creation and impact of budgetary slack.

Understand how budgeting is used to evaluate performance and provide incentives.

Calculate and analyze budgeted figures in practical scenarios.

Describe the primary purposes of the budgeting process.

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