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Babcock Builders is a well-regarded construction company that serves as a genera

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Question

Babcock Builders is a well-regarded construction company that serves as a general contractor for both residential and commercial construction projects. One of the company's signature features is its cabinetry. The company's founder and president, Bill Babcock, began manufacturing cabinets six years ago in an effort to capitalize on the company's reputation and the skills of its craftsmen. The company's production budget for the first seven months of the year is as follows: Units 10,000 February 17,000 13,000 18,500 22,100 24,300 26,200 Month January March April May June July Babcock's most popular cabinet is a small cherry wood cabinet typically used in bathrooms. Each completed unit requires 3.5 hours of direct labor, and the skilled labor costs an average of $25 per hour. The company applies overhead at the rate of $3 per direct labor hour. A. Prepare a direct labor budget for January through June. B. Prepare a manufacturing overhead budget for the same period.

Explanation / Answer

Direct labor Budget

1-

month

january

february

march

april

may

june

july

no of units produced

10000

17000

13000

18500

22100

24300

26200

direct labor hours required per unit

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

total labor hours required

35000

59500

45500

64750

77350

85050

91700

direct labor cost per hour

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

total direct labor cost = labor hours*labor hour rate

875000

1487500

1137500

1618750

1933750

2126250

2292500

2-

Manufacturing overhead budget

month

january

february

march

april

may

june

july

total labor hours required

35000

59500

45500

64750

77350

85050

91700

overhead cost per labor hour

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

total overhead applied = total labor hours*overhead rate per labor hour

105000

178500

136500

194250

232050

255150

275100

Direct labor Budget

1-

month

january

february

march

april

may

june

july

no of units produced

10000

17000

13000

18500

22100

24300

26200

direct labor hours required per unit

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

total labor hours required

35000

59500

45500

64750

77350

85050

91700

direct labor cost per hour

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

total direct labor cost = labor hours*labor hour rate

875000

1487500

1137500

1618750

1933750

2126250

2292500

2-

Manufacturing overhead budget

month

january

february

march

april

may

june

july

total labor hours required

35000

59500

45500

64750

77350

85050

91700

overhead cost per labor hour

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

total overhead applied = total labor hours*overhead rate per labor hour

105000

178500

136500

194250

232050

255150

275100