Media, Inc., an advertising agency, applies overhead to jobs on the basis of direct professional labor hours.

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Media, Inc., an advertising agency, applies overhead to jobs on the basis of direct professional labor hours. Overhead was estimated to be $150,000, direct professional labor hours were estimated to be 15,000, and direct professional labor cost was projected to be $225,000. During the year, Media incurred actual overhead costs of $146,000, actual direct professional labor hours of 14,500, and actual direct labor cost of $222,000. By year-end, the firm's overhead was:
A. $1,000 underapplied.
B. $1,000 overapplied.
C. $4,000 underapplied.
D. $4,000 overapplied.
E. $5,000 underapplied.

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Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1259307416

16th edition

Authors: Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, Peter Brewer

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