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Marsh Industries had sales in 2013 of $7,616,000 and gross profit of $1,309,000.

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Question

Marsh Industries had sales in 2013 of $7,616,000 and gross profit of $1,309,000. Management is considering two alternative budget plans to increase its gross profit in 2014.

Plan A would increase the selling price per unit from $9.52 to $10.00. Sales volume would decrease by 10% from its 2013 level. Plan B would decrease the selling price per unit by $0.60. The marketing department expects that the sales volume would increase by 178,500 units.

At the end of 2013, Marsh has 47,600 units of inventory on hand. If Plan A is accepted, the 2014 ending inventory should be equal to 5% of the 2014 sales. If Plan B is accepted, the ending inventory should be equal to 59,500 units. Each unit produced will cost $2.14 in direct labor, $1.49 in direct materials, and $1.43 in variable overhead. The fixed overhead for 2014 should be $2,255,050.

Prepare a sales budget for 2014 under each plan.

Explanation / Answer

Sales Budget A B Units sold in 2013 7616000/9.52                  800,000                800,000 Sales Volume in 2014 800000-10%(800000)                  720,000                978,500 Selling Price $                   10.00 $8.92 Revenue $    7,200,000.00 $8,728,220.00 Variable Cost    Direct Material $                   1.49 $    1,072,800.00 $1,457,965    Direct Labour $                   2.14 $    1,540,800.00 $2,093,990    Variable OH $                   1.43 $    1,029,600.00 $1,399,255 Fixed Cost $    2,255,050.00 $2,255,050.00 Gross Profit $    1,301,750.00 $1,521,960.00 Production Budget A B Sales Volume in 2014                      720,000                    978,500 End. Inventory                        36,000                      59,500 Total Production                      756,000                 1,038,000 Variable Cost    Direct Material $          1,126,440.00 $        1,546,620.00    Direct Labour $          1,617,840.00 $        2,221,320.00    Variable OH $          1,081,080.00 $        1,484,340.00 Fixed Cost $          2,255,050.00 $        2,255,050.00 Total Production Cost $          6,080,410.00 $        7,507,330.00 COGS $          5,898,250.00 $        7,206,260.00 Inventory $             182,160.00 $           301,070.00

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