Acheson Corporation, Which Applies Manufacturing Overhead on the Basis of Machine-Hours

question 198

Multiple Choice

Acheson Corporation, which applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine-hours, has provided the following data for its most recent year of operations.
The estimates of the manufacturing overhead and of machine-hours were made at the beginning of the year for the purpose of computing the company's predetermined overhead rate for the year.
-The overhead for the year was:

• A) $2,792 underapplied
• B) $3,842 overapplied
• C) $2,792 overapplied
• D) $3,842 underapplied

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