2 Exercise 8-4 Direct Labor Budget [LO8-5) The production manager of Rordan Corp

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2 Exercise 8-4 Direct Labor Budget [LO8-5) The production manager of Rordan Corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 10 points 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Units to be produced 9,400 7,000 7,700 10,000 eBook Each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $10.00 per hour Hint Required: 1. Prepare the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced 2. Prepare the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. Instead, assume that the company's direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,200 hours of work each quarter. If the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,200 hours anyway. Any hours worked in excess of 2,200 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor Print References Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below Required 1Required 2 Prepare the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. (Round "Direct labor time per unit (hours)" answers to 2 decimal places.)

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1) Direct labor budget 1st qtr 2nd qtr 3rd qtr 4 th qtr units to be produced 9,400 7,000 7,700 10,000 direct labor hours required per unit 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 total hours required 2350 1750 1925 2500 cost per hour 10 10 10 10 total direct labor cost 23,500 17,500 192,500 25,000 2) 1st qtr 2nd qtr 3rd qtr 4 th qtr units to be produced 9,400 7,000 7,700 10,000 direct labor hours required per unit 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 total hours required 2350 1750 1925 2500 hours to be paid 2,350 2,200 2,200 2,500 total direct cost 24250 22,000 22,000 26500

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