The production department of Zan Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced by

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The production department of Zan Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced by quarter for the upcoming fiscal year:

1st Quarter 2nd Зrd 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter Units to be produced... 5,000 8,000 7,000 6,000


In addition, 6,000 grams of raw materials inventory is on hand at the start of the 1st quarter and the be-ginning accounts payable for the 1st quarter is $2,880.

Each unit requires 8 grams of raw material that costs $1.20 per gram. Management desires to end each quarter with an inventory of raw materials equal to 25% of the following quarter's production needs. The desired ending inventory for the 4th quarter is 8,000 grams. Management plans to pay for 60% of raw material purchases in the quarter acquired and 40% in  the following quarter. Each unit requires 0.20 direct labour-hours and direct labourers are paid S 11.50 per hour. 


Required:

1. Prepare the company's direct materials purchases budget and schedule of expected cash disbursements for materials for the upcoming fiscal year. 

2. Prepare the company's direct labour budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labour workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecast number of units produced.

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Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 9781259275814

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Authors: Ray H Garrison, Alan Webb, Theresa Libby

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