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PROBLEM ONE Bertie\'s Botts manufactures and sells plastic bottles to several be

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Question

PROBLEM ONE                                                                    

Bertie's Botts manufactures and sells plastic bottles to several beverage companies. All plastic bottles produced are identical. At year end (on December 31, 2010), the company gathered the following information to prepare for the 2015 budget.                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                              

                Materials and Labor Requirements:                                                                                                      

                Direct materials                                                                                              

                                20 grams of plastic needed per bottle                   

                                $0.003/gram                                                                     

                Direct labor                                                                                                       

                                5.8 seconds needed per bottle                                

                                $19/hour                                                           

                Manufacturing overhead                                                                                                           

                                DLH as an allocation base                                                                                            

                                Predetermined overhead rate = $4.50/DLH       

                                                                                                                              

The company expects to sell 18,000,000 bottles in 2015 at an estimated average selling price of $0.30 per bottle. The company uses the weighted average method for inventory flow, and has the following balances in inventory.                                                                                                                 

                Direct Material Inventory (plastic):                                                                                                       

2015’s Beginning inventory for plastic                                                                  20,000,000 grams           

2015’s Targeted ending inventory for plastic                                                        10,000,000 grams           

                                                                                                                              

                Finished Goods Inventory (bottles):                                                                                                                     

             2015's Beginning inventory for bottles                                                                2,000,000 bottles            

2015's Budgeted ending inventory for bottles                                                     3,000,000 bottles            

                                                                                                                              

                Additional budgeted non-manufacturing expenses for 2015 include:                                                   

General and administration costs                             $950,000            

Insurance                                                                      18,000            

                Utilities                                                                         7,000            

                Interest on loans                                                          2,000            


What is the direct labor budget for 2015?

a.

$722,000

b.

$1,110,000

c.

$1,250,000

d.

None of the above.

Explanation / Answer

BEGINNING INVENTORY AT 2015 = 2000000

BUDGETED ENDING INVENTORY = 3000000

BUDGETED SALES = 18000000

SO THE BUDGETED PRODUCTION DURING THE YEAR

= 18000000 + 3000000 - 2000000

= 19000000

DIRECT LABOUR HOUR REQUIRED PER BOTTLE (5.8 / 3600) = 0.00161 HOUR

DIRECT LABOUR HOUR REQUIRED FOR 19000000 BOTTLE (19000000 * 0.001611) = 30609 DLH (ROUNDED)

BUDGETED DIRECT LABOUR COST (30609 * $19) = $581571

ANSWER OPTION NONE OF THE ABOVE D

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