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EcoSacks manufactures cloth shopping bags. The controller is preparing a budget

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Question

EcoSacks manufactures cloth shopping bags. The controller is preparing a budget for the coming year and asks for your assistance. The following costs and other data apply to bag production:

You learn that equipment costs and building occupancy are fixed and are based on a normal production of 650,000 units per year. Other overhead costs are variable. Plant capacity is sufficient to produce 850,000 units per year.

Labor costs per hour are not expected to change during the year. However, the cotton supplier has informed EcoSacks that it will impose a 20 percent price increase at the start of the coming budget period. No other costs are expected to change.

During the coming budget period, EcoSacks expects to sell 590,000 bags. Finished goods inventory is targeted to increase from the current balance of 170,000 units to 260,000 units to prepare for an expected sales increase the year after next as a result of legislation in several states regarding plastic bags. Production will occur evenly throughout the year. Inventory levels for cotton and canvas are expected to remain unchanged throughout the year. There is no work-in-process inventory.

Required:

a. Prepare a production budget for the coming year.

b. Estimate the materials, labor, and overhead costs for the coming year.

Direct materials per bag 1.50 yard cotton at $4.50 per yard 0.70 yards canvas finish at $12.50 per yard Direct labor per bag 1.00 hour at $18.50 per hour Overhead per bag Indirect labor $ 1.10 Indirect materials 0.70 Power 0.90 Equipment costs 1.80 Building occupancy 1.40 Total overhead per unit $ 5.90

Explanation / Answer

a)

ECO sacks Manufactures

Production Budget

Budgeted Sales

590000

Add: Desired Closing Inventory

260000

Total Quantity Required

850000

Less: Opening Inventory

-170000

Units to be Produced

680000

b)

    Working Note:

           Price of Cotton = 4.50 + (4.50 *20%) = $ 5.4 per yard

           Equipment Costs (Fixed) = 650,000 * 1.80 = 1,170,000

           Building (Fixed) = 650,000 * 1.40 = 910,000

Direct Material Cost

Per Unit Cost

Total Cost (680000)

       Cotton ($ 5.40 * 1.50)

8.1

5508000

       Canvas ($ 12.50 * 0.70)

8.75

5950000

     Total Direct Material Cost

11458000

Direct Labour Cost

Per Unit Cost

Total Cost (680000)

      Labor Cost

18.5

12580000

  

Overhead Costs

Per Unit Cost

Total Cost (680000)

      Indirect Labour

1.1

748000

     Indirect Material

0.7

476000

    Power

0.9

612000

    Equipment Costs

1170000

    Building Costs

910000

         Total Overhead Costs

3916000

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ECO sacks Manufactures

Production Budget

Budgeted Sales

590000

Add: Desired Closing Inventory

260000

Total Quantity Required

850000

Less: Opening Inventory

-170000

Units to be Produced

680000

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