In: Accounting
At the end of the year, overhead applied was $3,737,000. Actual overhead was $3,430,000. Closing over/underapplied overhead into Cost of Goods Sold would cause net income to
a.increase by $614,000
b.decrease by $614,000
c.increase by $307,000
d.decrease by $307,000
answer: increase by $307000
budgeted overhead=$3737000
actual overhead=$3430000
overapplied overhead=$3737000-$3430000=$307000
Overapplied overhead occurs when expenses incurred are actually less than what a company accounts for in its budget.overapplied overhead must be removed retroactively from Cost of Goods Sold to eliminate this discrepancy. Since Cost of Goods Sold is decreased, overapplied overhead increases net income.