If Manufacturing Overhead Has Been Overallocated During the Period, Then

question 309

Multiple Choice

If manufacturing overhead has been overallocated during the period, then

• A) the jobs produced during the period have been undercosted.
• B) the jobs produced during the period have been costed correctly.
• C) all the jobs produced during the period have been overcosted.
• D) the jobs overcosted were greater in amount than those undercosted.

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