RJ Company plans to sell 100,000 units in March and 120,000 units in April. RJ’s policy is that 15% of the following month’s sales units must be in ending finished goods inventory.
It takes 15 minutes of direct labor time to make one finished unit. Direct labor wages average $20 per hour.
Variable manufacturing overhead is allocated at the rate of $3 per direct labor hour. Fixed manufacturing overhead is budgeted at $44,500 per month.
Calculate the direct labor costs budgeted for March.
Calculate the budgeted manufacturing overhead for March.
Production in March = March sales in units + 15% of April sales in units - 15% of March sales in units
= 100,000 + (120,000 * 15%) - (100,000 * 15%)
= 100,000 + 18,000 - 15,000
= 103,000 units
Direct labor hours for March = 103,000 units produced * 15 minutes per unit / 60 minutes per hour
= 25,750 hours
Direct labor costs budgeted for March = 25,750 hours * $20 per hour
= $515,000
The budgeted manufacturing overhead for March = Variable overhead + Fixed overhead
= (25,750 labour hours * $3 per labour hour) + $44,500
= $121,750
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