Plant-wide Overhead

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Plant-wide Overhead refers to the total indirect costs associated with manufacturing processes, allocated across an entire production facility. The plant-wide overhead rate is calculated by dividing total overhead costs by a chosen allocation base, such as direct labor hours or machine hours, to uniformly distribute overhead expenses across all products. This method simplifies cost allocation but may lack precision for diverse production lines.

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