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The predetermined overhead rate for Foster, Inc., is based on estimated direct labor costs of $400,000 and estimated factory overhead of $500,000. Actual costs incurred were:
The predetermined overhead rate for Foster, Inc., is based on estimated direct labor costs of $400,000 and estimated factory overhead of $500,000. Actual costs incurred were:    (a) Calculate the predetermined overhead rate and calculate the overhead applied during the year. (b) Prepare the journal entry to eliminate the over- or underapplied overhead, assuming that it is not material in amount. (a) Calculate the predetermined overhead rate and calculate the overhead applied during the year.
(b) Prepare the journal entry to eliminate the over- or underapplied overhead, assuming that it is not material in amount.


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Non-core Activities

Tasks or functions that are not the main focus or essential to the primary business or operations of an organization.

Outsourcing

The business practice of hiring a party outside a company to perform services or create goods that traditionally were performed in-house by the company's own employees.

Network Organization

Liaisons between specialist organizations that rely strongly on market mechanisms for coordination.

Coordination

The management of dependencies between activities.

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