A-LevelAccountingAbsorption Costing and Overhead AbsorptionMay/June 2016Paper 1 Q251 Mark
Budgeted overhead expenditure was $180000 and budgeted labour hours were 12000. Actual overheads amounted to $196000 and actual labour hours were 12200. What was the under or over absorption of overheads?
A$3000 over
B$3000 under
C$13000 over
D$13000 under
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