In: Accounting
Redford Corporation
Manufacturing Budget
Redford Corporation, a maker of high-strength umbrellas, is preparing a preliminary manufacturing budget for the year 2019.
They have gathered the following estimate data from various teams:
| 
 Production units  | 
 400,000  | 
||
| 
 Materials - metal rods/clasps  | 
 $0.40  | 
 per unit, before wastage  | 
|
| 
 Materials - high-strength fabric  | 
 $1.20  | 
 Per sq. yard  | 
|
| 
 Materials - Resin handles  | 
 $0.25  | 
 per unit  | 
|
| 
 Direct Labor - Cutting and Assembly Line  | 
 $28.00  | 
 Per hour  | 
|
| 
 Packing & Inspection Costs (variable)  | 
 $300.00  | 
 Per batch  | 
|
| 
 Factory fixed costs  | 
 $ 300,000  | 
 Per Year  | 
|
Additional information given:
Roughly 5% of metal parts are damaged or defective and are discarded as wastage
Each umbrella uses 1.5 sq. yards of high-strength fabric
Roughly 10% of the initial fabric quantity is not usable in the umbrellas due to the cutting process, but 20% of the value of this fabric is recovered by selling the unused pieces to a dealer
The current process uses roughly 20 hours of direct labor (cutting and assembly line) per batch of umbrellas
Each batch has 200 umbrellas
Q1. Prepare a Manufacturing Cost Budget for 2019 by quarter, assuming flat activity and equal-length quarters (do not adjust for days)
Q2. Prepare a High Case budget alternative assuming that production ramps up 50% in the second half. In this scenario, assume fixed costs increase by $60,000/yr. due to need for additional storage space, while variable cost structure is unchanged.
Please use Excel and show the formulas so I can better understand this. Thank you!
| Requirement Q1 | |||||||
| Redford Corporation | |||||||
| Manufacturing cost budget for 2019 | |||||||
| Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | Total | |||
| production units | 100000 | 100000 | 100000 | 100000 | 400000 | ||
| Materials-metal rods/clasps | 40000 | 40000 | 40000 | 40000 | 160000 | ||
| Materials-High strengh Fabric | 176400 | 176400 | 176400 | 176400 | 705600 | ||
| Materials Resin handles | 25000 | 25000 | 25000 | 25000 | 100000 | ||
| Direct cutting and assembly | 280000 | 280000 | 280000 | 280000 | 1120000 | ||
| Packing and inspection costs | 150000 | 150000 | 150000 | 150000 | 600000 | ||
| Fixed Factory cost | 75000 | 75000 | 75000 | 75000 | 300000 | ||
| Total manufacturing cost | 746400 | 746400 | 746400 | 746400 | 2985600 | ||
| Working Notes | |||||||
| Calculation of | |||||||
| Materials -metals & clasps | =100000*0.4 | 40000 | For each quarter | ||||
| Materials-High strength fabric | =100000*1.2*1.5 | 180000 | |||||
| Less : Value of fabric recoved | =180000*10%*20% | 3600 | |||||
| Net Materials cost of fabric | 176400 | For each quarter | |||||
| Materials Resin handles | =100000*0.25 | 25000 | For each quarter | ||||
| Direct cutting and assembly | =20/200*28*100000 | 280000 | For each quarter | ||||
| Packing and inspection costs | =100000/200*300 | 150000 | For each quarter | ||||
| Fixed Factory cost | =300000/4 | 75000 | For each quarter | ||||
| Requirement Q2 | |||||||
| Redford Corporation | |||||||
| Manufacturing cost budget for 2019 | |||||||
| Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | Total | |||
| production units | 100000 | 100000 | 150000 | 150000 | 500000 | ||
| Materials-metal rods/clasps | 40000 | 40000 | 60000 | 60000 | 200000 | ||
| Materials-High strengh Fabric | 176400 | 176400 | 264600 | 264600 | 882000 | ||
| Materials Resin handles | 25000 | 25000 | 37500 | 37500 | 125000 | ||
| Direct cutting and assembly | 280000 | 280000 | 420000 | 420000 | 1400000 | ||
| Packing and inspection costs | 150000 | 150000 | 225000 | 225000 | 750000 | ||
| Fixed Factory cost | 75000 | 75000 | 105000 | 105000 | 360000 | ||
| Total manufacturing cost | 746400 | 746400 | 1112100 | 1112100 | 3717000 | ||
| Working Notes for second half | |||||||
| Calculation of | |||||||
| Materials -metals & clasps | =150000*0.4 | 60000 | For each quarter of second half | ||||
| Materials-High strength fabric | =150000*1.2*1.5 | 270000 | |||||
| Less : Value of fabric recoved | =270000*10%*20% | 5400 | |||||
| Net Materials cost of fabric | 264600 | For each quarter of second half | |||||
| Materials Resin handles | =150000*0.25 | 37500 | For each quarter of second half | ||||
| Direct cutting and assembly | =20/200*28*150000 | 420000 | For each quarter of second half | ||||
| Packing and inspection costs | =150000/200*300 | 225000 | For each quarter of second half | ||||
| Fixed Factory cost | =300000/4+30000 | 105000 | For each quarter of second half | ||||
| Note: Increased in fixed factory cost by $60000 can be allocated to all quarters equally. However, we have | |||||||
| assumed that additional storage space is hired in second half and thus allocated this cost to quarters of | |||||||
| second half only. | |||||||