A-LevelAccountingManagement Accounting (Overhead Absorption)May/June 2017Paper 1 Q271 Mark
The following details are supplied by a company for the month of August. budgeted machine hours 36000 budgeted overheads $162000 actual machine hours 36 500 actual overheads $155000 What is the under or over absorption of the overheads?
A$2250 over absorbed
B$2250 under absorbed
C$9250 over absorbed
D$9250 under absorbed
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