Question 1 - Zeller Electronics Inc. produces and sells two models of pocket calculators, XQ-103 and XQ-104. The calculators sell for $12 and $25, respectively. Because of the intense competition Zeller faces, management budgets sales semiannually. Its projections for the first 2 quarters of 2010 are as follows.
Unit Sales
Product Quarter 1 Quarter 2
XQ-103 20,000 25,000
XQ-104 12,000 15,000
No changes in selling prices are anticipated.
Instructions - Prepare a sales budget for the 2 quarters ending June 30, 2010. List the products and show for each quarter and for the 6 months, units, selling price, and total sales by product and in total.
Question 2 - Moreno Industries has adopted the following production budget for the first 4 months of 2011.
Month Units Month Units
January 10,000 March 5,000
February 8,000 April 4,000
Each unit requires 3 pounds of raw materials costing $2 per pound. On December 31, 2010, the ending raw materials inventory was 9,000 pounds. Management wants to have a raw materials inventory at the end of the month equal to 30% of next month's production requirements.
Instructions - Prepare a direct materials purchases budget by month for the first quarter.