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Lowell Company makes and sells artistic frames for pictures. The controller is responsible for preparing the master budget and has accumulated the following information for 2020.

		January		February		March		April		May
Estimated unit sales		10,300		11,600		9,000		8,300		8,000
Sales price per unit		$50.30		$48.70		$48.70		$48.70		$48.70
Direct labor hours per unit		2.3		2.3		1.6		1.6		1.6
Wage per direct labor hour		$8		$8		$8		$9		$9

Lowell has a labor contract that calls for a wage increase to $9 per hour on April 1. New labor-saving machinery has been installed and will be fully operational by March 1.

Lowell expects to begin the year with 16,100 frames on hand and has a policy of carrying an end-of-month inventory of 100% of the following month’s sales, plus 50% of the second following month’s sales.

Prepare a production budget for Lowell Company by month and for the first quarter of the year.

LOWELL COMPANY Production Budget                                                                       For the Quarter Ending March 31, 2020March 31, 2020For the Year Ending March 31, 2020
		Jan		Feb		Mar		Total

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Prepare a direct labor budget for Lowell Company by month and for the first quarter of the year. The direct labor budget should include direct labor hours. (Round Direct labor hours per unit answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 52.7.)

LOWELL COMPANY Direct Labor Budget                                                                       For the Quarter Ending March 31, 2020March 31, 2020For the Year Ending March 31, 2020
		Jan		Feb		Mar		Total
		$		$		$
		$		$		$		$

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