Manufacturing overhead – also called indirect costs – are any costs that a factory incurs other than direct materials and direct labor needed to manufacture goods, notes "Accounting 2," a reference ...

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The over and under application of manufacturing overhead is a consequence of using estimates in managerial accounting to calculate product costs throughout the year. By using estimates, companies are ...