Budgeting for Sales, Production, Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Manufacturing Overhead. Hershel s Chocolate produces chocolate bars
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Budgeting for Sales, Production, Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Manufacturing Overhead. Hershels Chocolate produces chocolate bars and sells them by the case unit case Information to be used for the operating budget this coming year follows:
Average sales price for each case is estimated to be $ Unit sales for this coming year, ending December are expected to be as follows:
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Finished goods inventory is maintained at a level equal to percent of the next quarters sales. Finished goods inventory at the end of the fourth quarter budget period is estimated to be units.
Each unit of product requires pounds of cocoa beans for direct materials, at a cost of $ per pound. Management prefers to maintain ending raw materials inventory equal to percent of next quarters materials needed in production. Raw materials inventory at the end of the fourth quarter budget period is estimated to be pounds.
Each unit of product requires direct labor hours at a cost of $ per hour.
Variable manufacturing overhead costs are
Indirect materials $ per unit
Indirect labor $ per unit
Other $ per unit
Fixed manufacturing overhead costs per quarter are
Salaries $
Other $
Depreciation $
As the production manager, what concerns, if any, do you have about production requirements for each of the four quarters?
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ISBN: 978-0538745482
11th Edition
Authors: Albrecht Stice, Stice Swain
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