Schulz Corporation applies overhead based upon machine-hours. Budgeted factory overhead was $266,400 and budgeted machine-hours were 18,500. Actual factory overhead was $287,920 and actual machine-hours were 19,050. Before disposition of under/overallocated overhead, the following information was available:
Required:
a. Determine the budgeted factory overhead rate per machine-hour.
b. Compute the over/underallocated overhead.
c. Prepare the journal entry to dispose of the variance using the write-off to cost of goods sold approach.
d. Prepare the journal entry to dispose of the variance using the proration approach.

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Schulz Corporation applies overhead based upon machine-hours. Budgeted factory overhead was $266,400 and budgeted machine-hours were 18,500. Actual factory overhead was $287,920 and actual machine-hours were 19,050. Before disposition of under/overallocated overhead, the following information was available:
  Required:
a. Determine the budgeted factory overhead rate per machine-hour.
b. Compute the over/underallocated overhead.
c. Prepare the journal entry to dispose of the variance using the write-off to cost of goods sold approach.
d. Prepare the journal entry to dispose of the variance using the proration approach.

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The Answer of Schulz Corporation applies overhead based upon machine-hours. Budgeted factory overhead was $266,400 and budgeted machine-hours were 18,500. Actual factory overhead was $287,920 and actual machine-hours were 19,050. Before disposition of under/overallocated overhead, the following information was available:
  Required:
a. Determine the budgeted factory overhead rate per machine-hour.
b. Compute the over/underallocated overhead.
c. Prepare the journal entry to dispose of the variance using the write-off to cost of goods sold approach.
d. Prepare the journal entry to dispose of the variance using the proration approach.

Schulz Corporation Applies Overhead Based Upon Machine-Hours