Each unit requires four pounds of raw material that costs


The production department of Priston Company has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced by quarter for the upcoming fiscal year.


1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

 

  Units to be produced

7,000

8,000

9,000

6,000

In addition, the beginning raw materials inventory for the 1st Quarter is budgeted to be 4,200 pounds and the beginning accounts payable for the 1st Quarter is budgeted to be $13,300.

Each unit requires four pounds of raw material that costs $3.00 per pound. Management desires to end each quarter with a raw materials inventory equal to 15% of the following quarter’s production needs. The desired ending inventory for the 4th Quarter is 4,500 pounds. Management plans to pay for 70% of raw material purchases in the quarter acquired and 30% in the following quarter. Each unit requires 0.5 direct labor-hours and direct labor-hour workers are paid $13 per hour.

Required:

1a. Prepare the company’s direct materials budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Priston Company
Direct Materials Budget

 

      1st Quarter

      2nd Quarter

      3rd Quarter

      4th Quarter

      Year

  Production needs - pounds

       

  

  (Click to select)AddDeduct: (Click to select)Ending inventoryBeginning inventory

       

  

           

  Total needs - pounds

       

  

  (Click to select)AddDeduct: (Click to select)Ending inventoryBeginning inventory

       

  

           

  Raw materials to be purchased - pounds

       

  

           

  Cost of raw materials to be purchased

$

$

$

$

$

1b.  Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for purchases of materials for the upcoming fiscal year. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements for Materials

 

      1st Quarter

      2nd Quarter

      3rd Quarter

      4th Quarter

      Year

  Accounts payable, beginning balance

$   

$   

$   

$   

$   

  1st Quarter purchases

  

  

  

  

  

  2nd Quarter purchases

  

  

  

  

  

  3rd Quarter purchases

  

  

  

  

  

  4th Quarter purchases

  

  

  

  

  

           

  Total cash disbursements for materials

$   

$   

$   

$   

$  

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

Priston Company
Direct Labor Budget

 

      1st Quarter

      2nd Quarter

      3rd Quarter

      4th Quarter

      Year

  Total direct labor-hours needed

  

  

  

  

  

  Total direct labor cost

$   

$   

$   

$   

$  

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