Question

For an automobile company, the total overhead applied was $48,000,000 at the end of the year. Actual overhead was $52,850,000. Closing over/under applied overhead into cost of goods sold would cause net income to:

Answer 1

Net income decreased by $4,850,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given total overhead applied = $48000000

The actual overhead = $52850000

Over/under Applied overhead = total overhead applied - Actual overhead at the end of the year.

Over / under Applied overhead = 48000000-52850000

Over / under Applied overhead = -$4850000

From the calculation, it can be seen that the overhead is underapplied therefore when under applied overhead allocated to cost of goods sold then cost of goods sold decreased by $4850000.