What Is a DCE, and What Does It Do

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What is a DCE, and what does it do?

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Definitions:

Incurred

Refers to costs or expenses that have been consumed, used, or sustained in conducting business activities.

Overapplied Overhead

A situation where the applied manufacturing overhead cost is more than the actual overhead cost incurred, resulting in a need for adjustment in accounting records.

Underapplied Overhead

A condition where the actual overhead costs incurred exceed the allocated expenses in the manufacturing process.

Factory Overhead Account

An accounting category that accumulates all manufacturing costs that are not directly tied to a specific product or production job.