Question -
1. The company expects to sell 7,900 bottles of SlickTone in the first quarter, 6,600 in the second quarter, 10,300 in the third quarter, and 8,100 in the fourth quarter.
2. A bottle of SlickTone requires 6 ounces of Chemical A and 3.5 ounces of Chemical B.
3. For the first, second, and third quarters of 2015, the desired ending inventory of finished goods is equal to 8 percent of next quarter's sales, whereas the desired ending inventory for material is 13 percent of next quarter's production requirements.
4. There are 1,600 bottles of SlickTone, 4,800 ounces of Chemical A, and 2,600 ounces of Chemical B on hand at the beginning of the first quarter.
5. At the end of the fourth quarter, the company must have 1,000 bottles of SlickTone, 8,300 ounces of Chemical A, and 3,200 ounces of Chemical B to meet its needs in the first quarter of 2016.
6. The cost of Chemical A is $1.10 per ounce, the cost of Chemical B is $0.14 per ounce, and the selling price of SlickTone is $14 per bottle.
7. The cost of direct labor is $0.55 per bottle, and the cost of variable overhead is $0.70 per bottle. Fixed manufacturing overhead is $2,500 per quarter.
8. Variable selling and administrative expense is 3 percent of sales and fixed selling and administrative expense is $3,500 per quarter.
Prepare a production budget for each quarter of 2015.