Prepare a master budget for freshpak corporation for the


Problem 1 - Preparation of a Master Budget. It corner it states that the 1)Total Sales Revenue is $1,100,000.00. 3)Cost of purchases (paperboard):$97,000. 5) Total Overhead is $148,500. 7) Predetermined Overhead:$40 per hour.

FreshPak Corporation Manufacters two types of cardboard boxes used in shipping canned food, fruit and vegetables. The canned box (Type C) and the perishable food box (type P) have the following material and labor requirements.

Direct Material Per 100 Boxes:                                              Type C                       Type P

Paperboard ( $.20 per pound )                                              30 pounds                  70 pounds

Corrugating mediaum ($.10 per pound)                                 20 pounds                  30 pounds

Direct Labor required per 100 boxes ($12.00 per hour )          .25 hours                   .50 hour

The following manufacturing overhead cost are anticipated for next year. The predetermined overhead rate is based on a production volume of 495,000 units for each type of box. Manufacteing overhead is applied on the basis os direct-labor hours.

Indirect Material                          $10,500

Indirect Labor                              50,000

Utilities                                        25,000

Property Taxes                            18,000

Insurance                                   16,000

Depreciation                               29,000

Total                                          $148,500

The following selling and administrative expenses are anticipated for next year.

Salaries and fringe benefits of sales personnel                     $75,000

Advertising                                                                       15,000

Manager Salaries and fringe benefits                                   90,000

Clerical Wages and fringe benefits                                      26,000

Misc. Administrative Expenses                                            4,000

Total                                                                                $210,000

The Sales forecast for next year is as follows:

Finished Goods              Expected Inventory January 1             Expected Iventory December 31

Box Type C                   10,000 boxes                                    5,000 boxes     

Box Type P                   20,000 boxes                                    15,000 boxes

Raw Material

Paperboard:                 15,000 pounds                                   5,000pounds

Corrugating Mediaum:   5,000 pounds                                    10,000 pounds

Required: Prepare a Master Budget for Freshpak Corporation for the next year. Assume an income tax rate of 40 percent. Include the following schedules.

1) Sales Budget.

2) Production Budget

3) Direct-Material Budget

4) Direct-Labor Budget

5) Manufactering-Overhead Budget

6) Selling and Administrative Expense Budget

7) Budgeted Income Statement(Hint: To determine Cost of Good sold, first compute the manufacturing cost per unit for each type of box. Include applied manufacturing overhead in the cost).

Problem 2 - Straigt foward Computation of Overhead Variances

The following data are actual results for Marvelous Marshmellow Company for October.

Actual Output                                        9,000 cases

Actual Variable Overhead                      $405,000

Actaul fixed Overhead                           $122,000

Actual Machine Time                             40,500 machine hours

Standard Cost and Budget Information for Marvelous Marshmellows.

Standard Variable Overhead Rate                          $9.00 per machine hour

Standard quantity of machine hours                       4 hours per case of marshmellows

Budgeted Fixed Overhead                                     $120,000 per month

Budgeted Output                                                  10,000 cases per month

Required: Use any of the methods explained in the chapter to compute the following variances. Indicate Rather is favorable or unfavorable.

a) Variable Overhead Spending Variance

b) Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

c) Fixed Overhead budget variance

d) Fixed Overhead Volume Variance

Construct an Excel Spreadsheet to solve the preceding requirement. Show how the solution will change if the following information changes: actual out put was 91,000 cases and actual variable overhead was $395,000.

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