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Ornamental Sculptures Mfg. manufactures garden sculptures. Each sculpture requir

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Question

Ornamental Sculptures Mfg. manufactures garden sculptures. Each sculpture requires 9 pounds of direct materials at a cost of $3 per pound and 0.4 direct labor hours at a rate of $17 per hour. Variable manufacturing overhead is charged at a rate of $4 per direct labor hour. Fixed manufacturing overhead is $4,600 per month. The company’s policy is to maintain direct materials inventory equal to 20% of the next month’s materials requirement. At the end of March the company had 5,280 pounds of direct materials in inventory. The company’s production budget reports the following.


(1)
Prepare direct materials budgets for March and April.

(2) Prepare direct labor budgets for March and April.

Prepare direct labor budgets for March and April. (Round "DL hours required per unit" answers to two decimal places.)

(3) Prepare factory overhead budgets for March and April.

Production Budget March April May Units to be produced 3,400 5,100 5,300

Explanation / Answer

Answer

ORNAMENTAL SCULPTURES MFG.

Direct Materials Budget

For the Months of March and April

March

April

Budgeted production (units)

3400

5100

Materials requirements per unit (lbs.)

9

9

Materials needed for production (lbs.)

30600

45900

Budgeted ending inventory (lbs.)

9180

9540

Total materials requirements (lbs.)

39780

55440

Budgeted beginning inventory (lbs.)

5280

9180

Materials to be purchased (lbs.)

34500

46260

Direct material cost per lb.

$                     3.00

$                    3.00

Total budgeted direct materials

$       1,03,500.00

$      1,38,780.00

ORNAMENTAL SCULPTURES MFG.

Direct Labor Budget

For the Months of March and April

March

April

Budgeted production (units)

3400

5100

DL hours required per unit

0.4

0.4

Total direct labor hours needed

1360

2040

Direct labor rate per hour

$                 17.00

$                17.00

Total budgeted direct labor

$        23,120.00

$        34,680.00

ORNAMENTAL SCULPTURES MFG.

Factory Overhead Budget

For the Months of March and April

March

April

Total direct labor hours needed

1360

2040

VOH rate per DL hour

$            4.00

$             4.00

Budgeted variable overhead

$    5,440.00

$    8,160.00

Budgeted fixed overhead

$    4,600.00

$    4,600.00

Total budgeted factory overhead

$ 10,040.00

$ 12,760.00

ORNAMENTAL SCULPTURES MFG.

Direct Materials Budget

For the Months of March and April

March

April

Budgeted production (units)

3400

5100

Materials requirements per unit (lbs.)

9

9

Materials needed for production (lbs.)

30600

45900

Budgeted ending inventory (lbs.)

9180

9540

Total materials requirements (lbs.)

39780

55440

Budgeted beginning inventory (lbs.)

5280

9180

Materials to be purchased (lbs.)

34500

46260

Direct material cost per lb.

$                     3.00

$                    3.00

Total budgeted direct materials

$       1,03,500.00

$      1,38,780.00

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