Metlock Co manufactures all of its products in regioDL timenla facilities throughout North America, trying to source DM locally when possible. Managers ib the production area of one of its plants are beginning to work on next year\'s first quarter budget to ensure they\'ll have the necessary resources available.

Sales are expected to be steady with pairs of shoes one pair is one unit budgeted in January; February and March have anticipated sales volume of units each, while April will be down slightly to units. In order to prevent stock shortage, Metlock\'s policy requires of the following month\'s sales be held in ending inventory for all of its shoes. This policy is expected to be met on December of this year. Additional DL and MOH information is as follows

Standard DL time hours per unit

DL rate                                   $ per DL hour

Variable MOH rate               $ per DL hour

Fixes MOH costs

Supervisor salaries             $ per month

Depreciation plant Assets $ per month

Insurance & Taxes              $ per month

a: Prepare Metlock\'s production budget for quarter for this facility

b: Prepare the DL budget for the quarter for this facility

c: Prepare the MOH budget for quarter for this facility, identity total MOH costs including cash outlay amount for MOH.

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

a Production Budget for Quarter 1 for this facility To prepare the production budget we need to calculate the number of units to be produced each month based on the sales forecast and the ending inven... View the full answer