Forbes Corporation Uses a Predetermined Overhead Rate Based on Direct

question 59

Multiple Choice

Forbes Corporation uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. At the beginning of the period, the Corporation estimated manufacturing overhead would be $18,000 and direct labor-hours would be 15,000. The actual figures were $19,500 for manufacturing overhead and 16,000 direct labor-hours. The cost records for the period will show:

• A) overapplied manufacturing overhead of $300
• B) overapplied manufacturing overhead of $1,500
• C) underapplied manufacturing overhead of $1,500
• D) underapplied manufacturing overhead of $300

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Definitions:

Days' Sales In Inventory

A measure of how efficiently a company manages its inventory, calculated by dividing the inventory by the daily average cost of goods sold.

Inventory Turnover

A metric demonstrating the rate at which a business's inventory is sold and restocked over a designated span.

Cost Of Goods Sold

Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) represents the direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold by a company, including materials and labor costs.

Receivables Turnover

A financial metric that measures how efficiently a company collects cash from its customers by dividing net credit sales by average accounts receivable.