A Manufacturer of Playground Equipment Uses a Standard Costing System

question 58

Multiple Choice

A manufacturer of playground equipment uses a standard costing system in which standard machine-hours (MHs) is the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below: The following data pertain to operations for the most recent period:
-How much fixed manufacturing overhead was applied to products during the period to the nearest dollar?

• A)$85,571
• B)$84,690
• C)$86,190
• D)$85,085

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