Overhead costs are expenses tied to things other than the production of goods or services. Here's how to calculate overhead.

As a former corporate controller and senior vice president of operations, I have experienced both sides of allocated overhead. I have learned manufacturing executives have more control over costs ...

Overhead allocation is a source of great disagreement in our industry. Should the allocation be based on job price? On job cost? Per project? Or per field man-hour. We understand the pros and cons of ...

If your company manufactures several products at different locations in your plant, each product has its own overhead expenses. Instead of figuring overhead costs for each product, you can calculate ...