At the Beginning of the Year Monroe Company Estimates Annual

question 184

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of the year Monroe Company estimates annual overhead costs to be $2400000 and that 300000 machine hours will be operated. Using machine hours as a base the amount of overhead applied during the year if actual machine hours for the year was 315000 hours is

• A) $2400000.
• B) $2285714.
• C) $1680000.
• D) $2520000.

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