Change all of the numbers in the data area of your worksheet so that it looks like this: A B C D
1 Applying Excel
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3 Data
4 Allocation base Machine-hours
5 Estimated manufacturing overhead cost $383,500
6 Estimated total amount of the allocation base 65,000 machine-hours
7 Actual manufacturing overhead cost $395,700
8 Actual total amount of the allocation base 63,000 machine-hours
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If your formulas are correct, you should get the correct answers to the following questions.
1. What is the predetermined overhead rate?
2. By how much is the manufacturing overhead underapplied or overapplied?
3. Either print or make a copy of your worksheet in your workbook before proceeding.
Change the estimated total amount of the allocation base to 59,000 machine-hours, but keep everything the same as in Requirement 2. The data area of your worksheet should now look like this:
A B C D
1 Applying Excel
2
3 Data
4 Allocation base Machine-hours
5 Estimated manufacturing overhead cost $383,500
6 Estimated total amount of the allocation base 59,000 machine-hours
7 Actual manufacturing overhead cost $395,700
8 Actual total amount of the allocation base 63,000 machine-hours
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If your formulas are correct, you should get the correct answers to the following questions.
1. What is the predetermined overhead rate?
2. By how much is the manufacturing overhead underapplied or overapplied?
3. Either print or make a copy of your worksheet in your workbook before proceeding.
Change the estimated total amount of the allocation base to 59,000 machine-hours, but keep everything the same as in Requirement 2. The data area of your worksheet should now look like this:
A B C D
1 Applying Excel
2
3 Data
4 Allocation base Machine-hours
5 Estimated manufacturing overhead cost $383,500
6 Estimated total amount of the allocation base 59,000 machine-hours
7 Actual manufacturing overhead cost $395,700
8 Actual total amount of the allocation base 63,000 machine-hours
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1. By how much is the manufacturing overhead underapplied or overapplied?
2. Why is the amount of underapplied (overapplied) manufacturing overhead different from Requirement 2 above?
A. The change in the estimated total amount of the allocation base affected the predetermined overhead rate.
B. The change in the estimated total amount of the allocation base affected the amount of manufacturing overhead applied.
C. Actual manufacturing overhead cost differs from period to period.
D. The estimated manufacturing overhead cost did not change in proportion to the change in the estimated total amount of the allocation base.
Change the estimated total amount of the allocation base back to 65,000 machine-hours, so that the data area of you worksheet looks exactly the same as in Requirement 2. Now change the actual manufacturing overhead cost from $395,700 to $387,000. The data area of your worksheet should now look like this:
A B C D
1 Applying Excel
2
3 Data
4 Allocation base Machine-hours
5 Estimated manufacturing overhead cost $383,500
6 Estimated total amount of the allocation base 65,000 machine-hours
7 Actual manufacturing overhead cost $387,700
8 Actual total amount of the allocation base 63,000 machine-hours
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1. By how much is the manufacturing overhead underapplied or overapplied?
2. Why is the amount of underapplied (overapplied) manufacturing overhead different from Requirement 2 above?
A. The predetermined overhead rate changed.
B. The change in the actual manufacturing overhead cost directly resulted in a comparable change in the amount of underapplied (overapplied) manufacturing overhead.
C. The change in the estimated total amount of the allocation base affected the amount of manufacturing overhead applied.