Before the year began, Plastics Manufacturing estimated that manufacturing overhead for the year would be $150,000 and that 25,000 direct labour hours would be worked. Actual results for the year included the following:
If the company allocates manufacturing overhead based on direct labour hours, the manufacturing overhead for the year would have been

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Before the year began, Plastics Manufacturing estimated that manufacturing overhead for the year would be $150,000 and that 25,000 direct labour hours would be worked. Actual results for the year included the following:  
If the company allocates manufacturing overhead based on direct labour hours, the manufacturing overhead for the year would have been

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B) $150,000 / 25,000 = $5.00 × 20,000 = $120,000
$182,000 - 120,000 = 62,000 underallocated

Before the Year Began, Plastics Manufacturing Estimated That Manufacturing Overhead