Testor Products uses a job-order costing system with a predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours. The company closes out any underapplied or overapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.Required:If overhead is overapplied, what adjustment does the company make to Cost of Goods Sold? Is Cost of Goods Sold increased or decreased? Why?

Overapplied Overhead

The condition where the amount of manufacturing overhead allocated to products exceeds the actual overhead costs incurred.

Cost of Goods

The total expense incurred in acquiring or manufacturing the products sold by a business, typically including raw materials and labor costs.

Job-Order Costing

A costing method used where each job is costed separately and includes all materials, labor, and overhead specific to that job.