McDonnell Industries estimated manufacturing overhead for the year at $290,000.Manufacturing overhead for the year was underapplied by $12,000.The company applied $235,000 to work in process.The amount of actual overhead would have been:
A) $247,000.
B) $278,000.
C) $223,000.
D) none of these answers are correct.

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The amount of actual overhead would have been $247,000. This is because the company applied $235,000 to work in process, and the manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $12,000. Therefore, the actual overhead would have been $235,000 + $12,000 = $247,000.

McDonnell Industries Estimated Manufacturing Overhead for the Year at $290,000