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Chen Service applied overhead on the basis of direct labor costs during the current year. Overhead applied was $16,500. Actual overhead incurred was $17,200.
(a) Prepare a journal entry to remove this difference assuming that it is not material.
(b) Instead, assume actual overhead incurred was $24,000. Describe (without computations) the alternative procedure that Chen might perform assuming this difference is material.
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