4. Prepare a direct labour budget for the second quarter of 2021

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Alexa Products produces coat racks in Calgary, Canada. The accountant has presented you the following budgeted data for the second quarter of 2021. Sales are forecasted to be 80,000 units at a price per unit of $32. The budgeted beginning and ending finished goods inventories are 5,000 and 15,000 units respectively. It is estimated that each rack requires four kilograms of metal at a budgeted price of $4 per kg. The beginning raw materials inventory is estimated as 3,200 kilograms. Alexa Products wants to keep ending raw materials inventory of 5,400 due to fluctuations in demand. Each rack requires 1.5 hours of direct labour and the standard hourly pay rate is $20.

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4. Prepare a direct labour budget for the second quarter of 2021. 

5. Mr Peter started a business by acquiring a medium sized manufacturing firm. He hired you to work in the accounting department. You are in charge of providing management accounting reports to aid him in the planning and control of operations and make sure that everything the company does is consistent to the plan. He advised you not to implement a standard costing system as he does not see any purpose in doing that. What is your reaction to his advice? If you don’t agree with his idea, how do you convince him to accept the importance of standard costing?

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