At the end of the accounting period after adjusting journal entries have been made,the manufacturing Overhead Control account is generally

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The manufacturing overhead control account is used to accumulate all manufacturing overhead costs incurred during the period. At the end of the accounting period, adjusting entries are made to allocate these costs to the appropriate accounts, such as work-in-progress and finished goods. Ideally, the amount of overhead applied to production should be equal to the actual overhead costs incurred. If this is the case, the manufacturing overhead control account will have a zero balance at the end of the period. However, if the amount of overhead applied is greater or less than the actual overhead costs, the account will reflect either an overapplication or underapplication of overhead. Therefore, the best choice is C) Zero.

At the End of the Accounting Period After Adjusting Journal