Question: Starts Inc. gathered the following data for use in developing the budgets for the first quarter (January, February, March) of its fiscal year: a. Estimated

Starts Inc. gathered the following data for use in developing the budgets for the first quarter (January, February, March) of its fiscal year:

a. Estimated sales at $42

per unit:

January 350,000 units
February 375,000 units
March 400,000 units
April 400,000 units

b. Estimated finished goods inventories:

January 31

17,000

units
Feb. 28 8% of next months sales
March 31 8% of next months sales
April 30

8%

of next months sales

c. Work in process inventories are estimated to be insignificant (zero).

d. Estimated direct materials inventories:

Jan. 31

22,000

pounds
Feb. 28 28,000 pounds
March 31 32,000 pounds
April 30 35,000 pounds

e. Manufacturing costs:

Per Unit
Direct materials (1.25 lbs. per unit $4 per lb.) $ 5.00

Direct labor (0.75 hr. per unit $18 per hr.)

13.50
Variable factory overhead ($7 per direct labor hour) 5.25
Fixed factory overhead ($1,500,000 per month allocated using 500,000 units) 3.00
Total per-unit manufacturing costs $26.75

Prepare the following budgets

Sales Budget

Production Budget

Direct Materials Budget

Direct Labor Budget

Factory Overhead Budget

Cost of Goods Sold Budget

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