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Flagstaff Company has budgeted production units of 8,300 for July and 8,500 for August. The direct labor requirement per unit is 0.50 hours. Labor is paid at the rate of $19 per hour. The total cost of direct labor budgeted for the month of August is:
Multiple Choice
$78,850.
$4,250.
$80,750.
$4,150.
$159,600.
Flagstaff Company has budgeted production units of 8,100 for July and 8,300 for August. The direct materials requirement per unit is 2 ounces (oz.). The company requires to have safety stock of direct materials on hand at the end of each month to complete 30% of the units of budgeted production in the following month. There was 4,860 ounces of direct material in inventory at the start of July. The total ounces of direct materials to be purchased in July is:
Multiple Choice
16,200 oz.
16,600 oz.
21,180 oz.
16,320 oz.
16,080 oz.
Ans. 1 | Option 3rd $80,750 | |
Particulars | August | |
Budgeted production (units) | 8500 | |
(X) Direct labor hours | 0.5 | |
Total labor hours needed | 4250 | |
(X) Wages rate per hour | $19 | |
Budget direct labor cost | $80,750 | |
*Total labor hours needed = units to be produced * direct labor hours | ||
*Budgeted direct labor cost = Total labor hours needed * Wages rate per hour | ||
Ans. 3 | Option 4th 16,320 oz. | |
July | ||
Budgeted production (units) | 8,100 | |
Direcct materials (ounces) per unit | 2 | |
Direct materials needed for production | 16200 | |
Plus : Desired ending inventory | 4980 | |
Total direct materials needed | 21180 | |
Less: Budgeted beginning inventory | -4860 | |
Budgeted purchase of direct materials (oz.) | 16320 | |
*Working notes : | ||
*Calculations for direct materials needed in August : | ||
Budgeted production (units) | 8,300 | |
Direcct materials (ounces) per unit | 2 | |
Direct materials needed for production | 16600 | |
*Ending inventory for July = Materials needed in August * 30% | ||
16,600 * 30% - 4,980 ounces | ||
*Beginning inventory for July (given) = 4,860 ounces |