When Calculating the Total Amount of Manufacturing Overhead to Allocate

question 131

Multiple Choice

When calculating the total amount of manufacturing overhead to allocate to a particular job, the company would multiply each departmental overhead rate by ________ and then ________ together the allocated amounts from each department.

• A) the actual amount of the departmental allocation base used by the job; add
• B) the actual amount of the plant-wide allocation base used by the job; add
• C) the actual amount of the departmental allocation base used by the job; multiply
• D) the actual amount of the plant-wide allocation base used by the job; multiply
• E) the actual amount of the activity allocation base used by the job; add

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