In: Accounting
The following production budget for the four quarters of 2019:
Quarter 1 |
Quarter 2 |
Quarter 3 |
Quarter 4 |
|
Units |
3,000 |
4,000 |
5,000 |
8,000 |
Each units requires 4 kg of raw materials costing $6 per kilogram. On December 31, 2018, the ending inventory of raw materials was 3,000 kg. Management wants to have a raw materials inventory at the beginning of each quarter equal to 25% of the current quarter's production requirements in units. The production budget for the first quarter of 2020 will be 10,000 units.
Use the information provided to answer the following
questions:
a) What is the BEGINNING raw materials inventory
in kilograms of material for each quarter?
Quarter 1: Answer kilograms
Quarter 2: Answer kilograms
Quarter 3: Answer kilograms
Quarter 4: Answer kilograms
b) What is the ENDING raw materials inventory in kilograms of material for each quarter?
Quarter 1: Answer kilograms
Quarter 2: Answer kilograms
Quarter 3: Answer kilograms
Quarter 4: Answer kilograms
Prepare direct materials purchases budget for Quarter 2:
c) What are the total kilograms of raw material that are needed for
production in Quarter 4?
Answer kilograms
d) What are the total kilograms of raw material that need to be
purchased in Quarter 2?
Answer kilograms
e) What is the total cost of the raw materials purchased in
Quarter 3?
$ Answer
Ans.a | Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | |
Budgeted production | 3000 | 4000 | 5000 | 8000 | |
Materials requirements per unit | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Materials needed for production | 12000 | 16000 | 20000 | 32000 | |
*Calculation of Beginning inventory: | |||||
Quarter | |||||
1 | 12000*25% | 3000 | (given) | ||
2 | 16000*25% | 4000 | |||
3 | 20000*25% | 5000 | |||
4 | 32000*25% | 8000 | |||
Ans.b | *Calculation of Ending inventory: | ||||
Quarter | |||||
1 | 4000 | ||||
2 | 5000 | ||||
3 | 8000 | ||||
4 | 10000 | (40000*25%) | |||
Ending inventory of current quarter is beginning inventory of next quarter. |
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*Ending inventory for quarter 4 = Beginning inventory of next year's quarter 1. | |||||
*Beginning inventory of 2020 quarter 1: | |||||
Budgeted production | 10000 | ||||
Materials requirements per unit | 4 | ||||
Materials needed for production | 40000 | ||||
Ans. | DIRECT MATERIALS BUDGET | ||||
Quarter 2 | |||||
Budgeted production | 4000 | ||||
Materials requirements per unit | 4 | ||||
Materials needed for production | 16000 | ||||
Plus: Budgeted ending inventory (kg.) | 5000 | ||||
Total materials requirements (kg.) | 21000 | ||||
Less: Beginning inventory (kgs.) | -4000 | ||||
Materials to be purchased | 17000 | ||||
(X) Cost per kg. | 6 | ||||
Total budgeted direct materials cost | 102000 | ||||
Ans.c | Quarter 4 | ||||
Budgeted production | 8000 | ||||
Materials requirements per unit | 4 | ||||
Materials needed for production | 32000 | ||||
Ans.d | Quarter 2 | ||||
Budgeted production | 4000 | ||||
Materials requirements per unit | 4 | ||||
Materials needed for production | 16000 | ||||
Plus: Budgeted ending inventory (kg.) | 5000 | ||||
Total materials requirements (kg.) | 21000 | ||||
Less: Beginning inventory (kg.) | -4000 | ||||
Materials to be purchased | 17000 | ||||
Ans.e | Quarter 3 | ||||
Budgeted production | 5000 | ||||
Materials requirements per unit | 4 | ||||
Materials needed for production | 20000 | ||||
Plus: Budgeted ending inventory (kg.) | 8000 | ||||
Total materials requirements (kg.) | 28000 | ||||
Less: Beginning inventory (kgs.) | -5000 | ||||
Materials to be purchased | 23000 | ||||
(X) Cost per kg. | 6 | ||||
Total cost of direct materials purchased | 138000 |