Flores Company, Which Uses Labor Hours to Apply Overhead to Manufacturing

Multiple Choice

Flores Company, which uses labor hours to apply overhead to manufacturing, may have increased amounts of underapplied overhead at month-end if:

A) suppliers of direct materials have an across-the-board price increase.
B) an accountant failed to record the period's charges for plant maintenance and security.
C) employees are hit hard with a widespread outbreak of the flu.
D) direct laborers are granted a wage increase.
E) outlays for advertising expenditures are increased.