Allocating direct costs to production is pretty straightforward -- you know what the materials and direct labor costs. The hard part is determining the amount of overhead to allocate to finished goods ...

Overhead costs are expenses tied to things other than the production of goods or services. Here's how to calculate overhead.

Manufacturing overhead is a term used to describe the indirect costs associated with making a product. Overhead costs are expenses required for the manufacturing process other than the direct costs of ...

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Last month, we provided an article on overhead calculation and rate. That was Overhead Rates 101. In this month’s guest column, Ken Hedlund, Somerset CPAs (somersetcpas.com), introduces a more ...