In normal costing, the situation in which the allocated amount of indirect cost is greater than the incurred cost, is considered as _____________?

Correct answer: B. over allocated indirect cost

  • A. incurred indirect cost
  • B. over allocated indirect cost
  • C. applied indirect cost
  • D. applied direct cost

Explanation

When applied or allocated overhead exceeds the actual indirect cost incurred, overhead is over-allocated, also called overapplied overhead. The comparison must be between applied indirect cost and incurred indirect cost.

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