When Calculating a Departmental Overhead Rate, What Should the Denominator

question 141

Multiple Choice

When calculating a departmental overhead rate, what should the denominator be?

• A)Total estimated amount of the departmental allocation base
• B)Total estimated departmental overhead cost pool
• C)Total estimated amount of manufacturing overhead for the factory
• D)Actual quantity of the departmental allocation base used by the job

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