The Cavy Company Estimates That the Factory Overhead for the Following

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Essay

The Cavy Company estimates that the factory overhead for the following year will be $1,470,000.The company has decided that the basis for applying factory overhead should be machine hours,which is estimated to be 40,000 hours.The machine hours for the month of April for all of the jobs were 4,780.Prepare the journal entry to apply factory overhead.

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Definitions:

Period Costs

Expenses that are not directly tied to the production process and are expensed in the period in which they occur, such as selling and administrative expenses.

Contribution Margin

The difference between sales revenue and variable costs of a product or service, indicating how much contributes to covering fixed costs and generating profit.

Direct Manufacturing Cost

Expenses directly tied to the production of goods, including materials and labor costs.

Indirect Manufacturing Costs

Expenses related to the production process that cannot be directly traced to individual products, such as utilities or salaries for management.