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PA8-4 Preparing Operating Budget Components [LO 8-3a, b, c, d] Wesley Power Tool

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Question

PA8-4 Preparing Operating Budget Components [LO 8-3a, b, c, d] Wesley Power Tools manufactures a wide variety of tools and accessories. One of its more popular items is a cordless power handisaw. Each handisaw sells for $58. Wesley expects the following unit sales: January February March April May 5,000 5,200 5,700 5,500 4,900 Wesley's ending finished goods inventory policy is 25 percent of the next month's sales. Suppose each handisaw takes approximately .60 hours to manufacture, and Wesley pays an average labor wage of $20 per hour Each handisaw requires a plastic housing that Wesley purchases from a supplier at a cost of $8.00 each. The company has an ending raw materials inventory policy of 20 percent of the following month's production requirements. Materials other than the housing unit total $4.50 per handisaw Manufacturing overhead for this product includes $72,000 annual fixed overhead (based on production of 27,000 units) and $1.20 per unit variable manufacturing overhead. Wesley's selling expenses are 7 percent of sales dollars, and administrative expenses are fixed at $18,000 per month. Required: 1. Compute the following for the first quarter: (Do not round your intermediate calculations.) January February March 1st Quarter total 1. Budgeted Sales Revenue 2. Budgeted Production in Units 3. Budgeted Cost of Raw Material Purchases for the Plastic Housings 4. Budgeted Direct Labor Cost

Explanation / Answer

Answer

January

February

March

April

May

Budgeted Sale Units

5000

5200

5700

5500

4900

1. Budgeted sales Revenue @ $58 per unit

$       2,90,000.00

$      3,01,600.00

$ 3,30,600.00

$       3,19,000.00

$ 2,84,200.00

January

February

March

April

May

Budgeted Sale Units

5000

5200

5700

5500

4900

Add: Expected Ending Inventory [25% of next month' sale]

1300

1425

1375

1225

0

Total Requirement

6300

6625

7075

6725

4900

Less; Beginning Inventory

not given

1300

1425

1375

1225

2. Budgeted Production in Units

6300

5325

5650

5350

3675

January

February

March

April

May

Budgeted Production FG

6300

5325

5650

5350

3675

Raw material required

6300

5325

5650

5350

3675

Add: Expected ending inventory 20% of next month

1065

1130

1070

735

0

Total requirement

7365

6455

6720

6085

3675

Less: Beginning inventory

0

1065

1130

1070

735

Plastic housing required

7365

5390

5590

5015

2940

3. Budgeted Cost of RM purchases for plastic housings @$8

$           58,920.00

$         43,120.00

$      44,720.00

$          40,120.00

$      23,520.00

January

February

March

April

May

Budgeted Production FG

6300

5325

5650

5350

3675

Total labor hour required at 0.6 hoours

3780

3195

3390

3210

2205

4. Budgeted Direct labor cost @$20 per hour

$           75,600.00

$         63,900.00

$      67,800.00

$          64,200.00

$      44,100.00

January

February

March

April

May

Budgeted Sale Units

5000

5200

5700

5500

4900

1. Budgeted sales Revenue @ $58 per unit

$       2,90,000.00

$      3,01,600.00

$ 3,30,600.00

$       3,19,000.00

$ 2,84,200.00

January

February

March

April

May

Budgeted Sale Units

5000

5200

5700

5500

4900

Add: Expected Ending Inventory [25% of next month' sale]

1300

1425

1375

1225

0

Total Requirement

6300

6625

7075

6725

4900

Less; Beginning Inventory

not given

1300

1425

1375

1225

2. Budgeted Production in Units

6300

5325

5650

5350

3675

January

February

March

April

May

Budgeted Production FG

6300

5325

5650

5350

3675

Raw material required

6300

5325

5650

5350

3675

Add: Expected ending inventory 20% of next month

1065

1130

1070

735

0

Total requirement

7365

6455

6720

6085

3675

Less: Beginning inventory

0

1065

1130

1070

735

Plastic housing required

7365

5390

5590

5015

2940

3. Budgeted Cost of RM purchases for plastic housings @$8

$           58,920.00

$         43,120.00

$      44,720.00

$          40,120.00

$      23,520.00

January

February

March

April

May

Budgeted Production FG

6300

5325

5650

5350

3675

Total labor hour required at 0.6 hoours

3780

3195

3390

3210

2205

4. Budgeted Direct labor cost @$20 per hour

$           75,600.00

$         63,900.00

$      67,800.00

$          64,200.00

$      44,100.00