When standard costs are used,factory overhead is assigned to products with a predetermined standard overhead rate.

Standard Costs

Predetermined costs assigned to goods and services, used as benchmarks to measure performance by comparing them with actual costs.

Factory Overhead

The sum of all indirect costs of manufacturing, including expenses related to the operation of factories such as utilities and rent, articulated with different phrasing.

Predetermined Rate

A rate established in advance to apply overhead costs to products or job orders, usually based on estimated costs and activity levels.