Carlo Company Uses a Predetermined Overhead Rate Based on Direct

question 24

Multiple Choice

Carlo Company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labour hours to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs.The company estimated manufacturing overhead at $255,000 for the year and direct labour hours at 100,000 hours.Actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred during the year totalled $270,000; actual direct labour hours were 105,000.What was the overapplied or underapplied overhead for the year?

• A) $2,250 overapplied.
• B) $2,250 underapplied.
• C) $15,000 overapplied.
• D) $15,000 underapplied.

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

Costs that vary in total with changes in the level of production or other business activities.

Market Price

The existing cost for purchasing or selling an asset or service on the open market.

Purely Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, all of whom sell identical products, which results in the agents having no control over prices.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenue and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.