Consider the following selected cost data for Schwarzmetal GmbH for 2015. Budgeted manufacturing overhead.......7 000 000 Budgeted

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Consider the following selected cost data for Schwarzmetal GmbH for 2015.
Budgeted manufacturing overhead.......€7 000 000
Budgeted machine-hours.......................200 000
Actual manufacturing overhead...........€6 800 000
Actual machine-hours...........................195 000
Schwarzmetal's job-costing system has a single manufacturing overhead cost pool (allocated using a budgeted rate based on actual machine-hours). Any amount of under- or overallocation is immediately written off to Cost of Goods Sold.
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1. Calculate the budgeted manufacturing overhead rate.
2. Journalize the allocation of manufacturing overhead.
3. Calculate the amount of under- or overallocation of manufacturing overhead. Is the amount significant? Journalize the disposition of this amount on the basis of the closing balances in the relevant accounts.
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Management and Cost Accounting

ISBN: 978-1292063461

6th edition

Authors: Alnoor Bhimani, Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan

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