In: Accounting
Wright Lighting
Fixtures forecasts its sales in units for the next four months as
follows:
March | 25,000 |
April | 27,000 |
May | 24,500 |
June | 23,000 |
Wright maintains an ending inventory for each month in the amount of two and one-half times the expected sales in the following month. The ending inventory for February (March’s beginning inventory) reflects this policy. Materials cost $7 per unit and are paid for in the month after production. Labor cost is $11 per unit and is paid for in the month incurred. Fixed overhead is $21,500 per month. Dividends of $21,900 are to be paid in May. The firm produced 24,000 units in February.
Complete a production schedule and a summary of cash payments for March, April, and May. Remember that production in any one month is equal to sales plus desired ending inventory minus beginning inventory.