Overhead Definition | Becker

Accounting Dictionary

Overhead

 

  1. Overhead is any manufacturing cost that is not material or labor. Overhead includes both fixed and variable components and is "applied" to the products. See also direct material and direct labor and overapplied overhead and underapplied overhead. Indirect costs.

 

Related Terms:

Direct Materials [BAR]Direct Labor [BAR]Overapplied Overhead [BAR]Underapplied Overhead [BAR]Back to Dictionary

Now Leaving Becker.com

You are leaving the Becker.com website. Once you click “continue,” you will be brought to a third-party website. Please be aware, the privacy policy may differ on the third-party website. Adtalem Global Education is not responsible for the security, contents and accuracy of any information provided on the third-party website. Note that the website may still be a third-party website even the format is similar to the Becker.com website.

Continue