The Winston Company Estimates That the Factory Overhead for the Following

question 59

Multiple Choice

The Winston Company estimates that the factory overhead for the following year will be $1,250,000.The company has decided that the basis for applying factory overhead should be machine hours,which is estimated to be 50,000 hours.The total machine hours for the year were 54,300.The actual factory overhead for the year were $1,375,000.Determine the over- or underapplied amount for the year.

• A) $17,500 overapplied
• B) $17,500 underapplied
• C) $118,250 overapplied
• D) $118,250 underapplied

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Definitions:

Capacitation

A physiological change that sperm must undergo to have the ability to penetrate and fertilize an egg.

Oocyte

A female germ cell involved in reproduction; an immature ovum (egg cell).

Sperm

The male reproductive cells or gametes involved in sexual reproduction, capable of fertilizing an ovum to produce offspring.

Fertilization

The process by which a sperm cell unites with an egg cell to form a zygote, initiating the development of a new organism.