Pioria Products Assigns Overhead to Specific Jobs Based on Machine

question 53

Essay

Pioria Products assigns overhead to specific jobs based on machine hours.At the beginning of the current year,estimated overhead costs were $2 150 000 and estimated machine hours were 500 000.By the end of the year,actual overhead costs were calculated to be $1 900 000 and actual machine hours were 475 000.
Required:
A. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate.
B. How much overhead would be applied to a particular job that required 315 machine hours?
C. How much total overhead was applied during the year?
D. By how much was overhead over- or underapplied for the year? Be sure to indicate whether it was over- or underapplied.

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Definitions:

Interference

Occurs when one wave overlaps another, causing a modification in the overall amplitude of the wave, or in cognitive psychology, the impairment of memory performance.

Decay

The gradual reduction in the strength or quantity of something, used metaphorically for the fading of memories over time.

Awake

The state of being conscious, alert, and aware of one's surroundings after sleep.

Proactive Interference

Proactive interference occurs when old information hinders the recall of newly learned information.