A Contra Account Is an Account Whose Balance Is Added

question 114

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A contra account is an account whose balance is added to an associated account in the financial statements.

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Definitions:

Cafeteria

A type of food service location within an institution, where patrons use a line to select from various dishes available on a self-service basis.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate calculated before a period begins, used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to units produced, based on a specific activity (e.g., machine hours or labor hours).

Manufacturing Overhead

The indirect costs related to manufacturing that are not directly tied to a specific product, such as factory rent or salary of supervisors.

Allocation Base

A measure or statistic used to distribute indirect costs to different products, services, or business units.