METROTECH INDUSTRIES HAS A PREDETERMINED OVERHEAD RATE OF 162% OF DIRECT LABOR COST. ESTIMATED OVERHEAD FOR THE PERIOD WAS $410,000. THE ACTUAL COST FOR DIRECT LABOR WAS $289,000, AND THE ACTUAL OVERHEAD WAS $463,000. • • HOW MUCH OVERHEAD WAS APPLIED? HOW MUCH WAS OVER- OR UNDER-APPLIED OVERHEAD?

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METROTECH INDUSTRIES HAS A PREDETERMINED OVERHEAD
RATE OF 162% OF DIRECT LABOR COST. ESTIMATED OVERHEAD
FOR THE PERIOD WAS $410,000. THE ACTUAL COST FOR DIRECT
LABOR WAS $289,000, AND THE ACTUAL OVERHEAD WAS
$463,000.
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HOW MUCH OVERHEAD WAS APPLIED?
HOW MUCH WAS OVER- OR UNDER-APPLIED OVERHEAD?
Transcribed Image Text:METROTECH INDUSTRIES HAS A PREDETERMINED OVERHEAD RATE OF 162% OF DIRECT LABOR COST. ESTIMATED OVERHEAD FOR THE PERIOD WAS $410,000. THE ACTUAL COST FOR DIRECT LABOR WAS $289,000, AND THE ACTUAL OVERHEAD WAS $463,000. • • HOW MUCH OVERHEAD WAS APPLIED? HOW MUCH WAS OVER- OR UNDER-APPLIED OVERHEAD?
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