The Management of Bow Corporation Would Like to Investigate the Possibility

question 8

Multiple Choice

The management of Bow Corporation would like to investigate the possibility of basing its predetermined overhead rate on activity at capacity. The company's controller has provided an example to illustrate how this new system would work. In this example, the allocation base is machine-hours and the estimated amount of the allocation base for the upcoming year is 54,000 machine-hours. In addition, capacity is 68,000 machine-hours and the actual level of activity for the year is 53,100 machine-hours. All of the manufacturing overhead is fixed and is $2,129,760 per year. For simplicity, it is assumed that this is the estimated manufacturing overhead for the year as well as the manufacturing overhead at capacity. It is further assumed that this is also the actual amount of manufacturing overhead for the year. A number of jobs were worked on during the year, one of which was Job E82X. This job required 100 machine-hours.
-If the company bases its predetermined overhead rate on capacity,by how much was manufacturing overhead underapplied or overapplied?

• A)$466,668 Underapplied
• B)$466,668 Overapplied
• C)$35,496 Overapplied
• D)$35,496 Underapplied

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Definitions:

Hedge Accounting

An accounting method that modifies the normal treatment of gains and losses from hedging activities so that they are recorded in the same period as the offsetting gains or losses on the hedged item.

Foreign Currency Firm Commitments

Agreements to execute a financial transaction in a foreign currency at a future date, at a predetermined rate or price.

Cash Flow Hedge

A form of hedge accounting that aims to reduce the exposure to variability in cash flows related to a specific risk.

Foreign Currency Option

A financial derivative that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to exchange money denominated in one currency into another currency at a pre-agreed exchange rate on a specified date.