During the year media incurred actual overhead costs of


1. Media, Inc., an advertising agency, applies overhead to jobs on the basis of direct professional labor hours. Overhead was estimated to be $150,000, direct professional labor hours were estimated to be 15,000, and direct professional labor cost was projected to be $225,000. During the year, Media incurred actual overhead costs of $146,000, actual direct professional labor hours of 14,500, and actual direct labor cost of $222,000. By year-end, the firm's overhead was:

A. $1,000 underapplied.

B. $1,000 overapplied.

C. $4,000 underapplied.

D. $4,000 overapplied.

E. $5,000 underapplied. 

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