Question

A debit balance in Overhead Control:

a.indicates actual overhead costs have entered the work-in-process inventory account.
b.equals the total applied overhead at a given point in time.
c.indicates applied overhead exceeds actual overhead.
d.gives the total actual overhead costs at a given point in time.

Answer 1

d. gives the total actual overhead costs at a given point in time.

Step-by-step explanation:

The overhead control all those expenses which are not directly related to the product. It is indirectly related i.e indirect material, indirect labor, etc

The debit balance in overhead control account shows the actual amount of the overhead cost for the given period of time.

The debit side of the overhead is equal to the actual overhead cost.