2-7 2-8 2-9 2-10 Explain why some production costs must be assigned to products through an allocation process. Why do companies use predetermined overhead rates rather than actual manufacturing overhead costs to apply overhead to jobs? What factors should be considered in selecting an allocation base to be used in computing a predetermined overhead rate? If a company fully allocates all of its overhead costs to jobs, does this guarantee that a profit will be earned for the period? 2-11 Would you expect the amount of applied overhead for a period to equal the actual overhead costs of the period? Why or why not? 2-12 What is underapplied overhead? Overapplied overhead? 2-13 What is a plantwide overhead rate? Why are multiple overhead rates, rather than a plantwide overhead rate, used in some companies?