Morris Company Allocates Overhead on the Basis of Direct Labor

question 101

Multiple Choice

Morris Company allocates overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. It allocates overhead costs of $12,800 to two different jobs as follows: Job 1: (10 hours) = $6,400; Job 2: (10 hours) = $6,400
The production process for Job 2 was then automated. Now Job 2 requires only two hours of direct labor but four hours of mechanical processing. As a result, total overhead increases to $17,000. With the change in the production process for Job 2, the amount of overhead assigned to:

• A)each product will increase.
• B)Job 1 will decrease.
• C)each product will decrease.
• D)Job 1 will increase.

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