= Homework: Chapter 6 Homework Question 3, E6-29 (similar to) Part 1 of 6 HW Score: 52.28%, 13.07 of 25 points O Points: 0 of 5 Save Alcott Company makes and sells artistic frames for pictures of weddings, graduations, and other special events. Ron Kyler, the controller, is responsible for preparing Alcott's master budget and has accumulated the following information for 2018: (Click the icon to view some of the financial information.) (Click the icon to view additional information Read the requirements. . Data table 2018 More info March January February 15,000 16.000 April 7.000 May 7.000 ng Estimated sales in units 5,000 S 58.00 S 52.00 $ 52.00 $ 52.00 $ Selling price Direct manufacturing labor-hours per unit Wage per direct manufacturing labor-hour 52.00 1.0 2.5 2.5 1.0 1.0 In addition to wages, direct manufacturing labor-related costs include pension contributions of $0.50 per hour, worker's compensation insurance of $0.15 per hour, employee medical insurance of $0.30 per hour, and Social Security taxes. Assume that as of January 1, 2018, the Social Security tax rates are 7.5% for employers and 7.5% for employees. The cost of employee benefits paid by Alcott on its direct manufacturing employees is treated as a direct manufacturing labor cost. nts S 8.00 S 8.00 S 8.00 $ 12.00 $ 12.00 Requirements Alcott has a labor contract that calls for a wage increase to $12 per hour on April 1, 2018. New labor-saving machinery has been installed and will be fully operational by March 1, 2018. Alcott expects to have 18,500 frames on hand at December 31, 2017, and it has a policy of carrying an end-of-month inventory of 100% of the following month's sales plus 50% of the second following month's sales. 1. Prepare a production budget and a direct manufacturing labor cost budget for Alcott Company by month and for the first quarter of 2018. You may combine both budgets in one schedule. The direct manufacturing labor cost budget should include labor-hours and show the details for each labor cost category. 2. What actions has the budget process prompted Alcott's management to take? 3. How might Alcott's managers use the budget developed in requirement 1 to better manage the company? Print Done TOUS TOUTS OF ONEC MUSCUTING TOUT LE TIBBLEU (Print Done Help me solve this Etext pages Get more help Clear all Check