Answer:
Overhead application rate
= Budgeted overhead
Budgeted activity level
= $504,000
42,000 hours
= $12 per direct labour hour
Overhead applied
= Overhead application rate x Actual direct labour hours
= $12 x 44,000 hours
= $528,000
Under applied overhead
= Overhead applied - Actual overhead incurred
= $528,000 - $546,000
= $18,000
The correct answer is A
Explanation:
In this case, there is need to calculate the overhead application rate, which is budgeted overhead divided by budgeted direct labour hours. Then, we will calculate the overhead applied, which equals overhead application rate multiplied by actual direct labour hours.
Finally, under-applied overhead is calculated as overhead applied minus actual overhead incurred.