Exercise 8-15 Direct Labor and Manufacturing Overhead Budgets [LO8-5, LO8-6]
The Production Department of Hruska Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced by quarter for the upcoming fiscal year:
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | |
Units to be produced | 11,600 | 10,600 | 12,600 | 13,600 |
Each unit requires 0.20 direct labor-hours and direct laborers are paid $15.00 per hour.
In addition, the variable manufacturing overhead rate is $1.75 per direct labor-hour. The fixed manufacturing overhead is $96,000 per quarter. The only noncash element of manufacturing overhead is depreciation, which is $36,000 per quarter.
Required:
1. Calculate the company’s total estimated direct labor cost for each quarter of the upcoming fiscal year and for the year as a whole.
2&3. Calculate the company’s total estimated manufacturing overhead cost and the cash disbursements for manufacturing overhead for each quarter of the upcoming fiscal year and for the year as a whole.
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