At the Beginning of the Year,Barcroft Co

question 25

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of the year,Barcroft Co.estimated that its total annual fixed overhead costs would amount to $25,000.Further,Barcroft estimated that its volume of production would be 2,000 units of product.Based on these estimates,Barcroft computed a predetermined overhead rate that was used to allocate overhead costs to the products made during the year.As predicted,actual fixed overhead costs did amount to $25,000.However,actual volume of production amounted to 2,200 units of product.Based on this information alone:

• A) Products were costed accurately during the year.
• B) Products were overcosted during the year.
• C) Products were undercosted during the year.
• D) The answer cannot be determined from the information provided.

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