If the Manufacturing Overhead Account Has a Debit Balance at the End

question 181

Multiple Choice

If the Manufacturing Overhead account has a debit balance at the end of a period it means that

• A) actual overhead costs were less than overhead costs applied to jobs.
• B) actual overhead costs were greater than overhead costs applied to jobs.
• C) actual overhead costs were equal to overhead costs applied to jobs.
• D) no jobs have been completed.

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Definitions:

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