Awash company manufactures and sells a single product that has seasonal variation in demand, with peak sells occurring in the fourth quarter. The following The followinginformation concerns operations for year 2014 – the coming year and the first two quarter of year 2015:   Budget sales in units for the next six quarters are as follows:       Year 2014 Quarters                              Year 2015 Quarters 1 2 3 4              5          6 Budgeted sales in units   4100   3800   3400     4800   3200 3000                                                               The company has budgeted to sell its product at 100$ per unit. The company`s policy is to have a finished goods inventory at the end of each quarter equal to 10 percent of the next quarter`s sales needs. Each unit of the product requires 2 pounds of raw materials and it costs 5$ per pound to purchase The any policy is to have a raw materials inventory at the end of each quarter equal to 20 percent of the next quarter`s raw materials needs for production. The ending finished goods inventory of the product and raw materials inventory of the company were 410 units and 1628 pounds, respectively. Each unit of product requires 45 minutes of direct labor to complete. Direct laborers are paid 5$ per hour Required:   Prepare sales budget for the year ending 2014 Prepare production budget for the year ending 2014 Prepare direct material purchase budget for the year ending 2014 Prepare direct labor budget for the yeat ending 2014

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  1. Awash company manufactures and sells a single product that has seasonal variation in demand, with peak sells occurring in the fourth quarter. The following The followinginformation concerns operations for year 2014 – the coming year and the first two quarter of year 2015:

 

  1. Budget sales in units for the next six quarters are as follows:

 

 

 

Year 2014

Quarters

                             Year 2015

Quarters

1

2

3

4

             5

         6

Budgeted sales in units

 

4100

 

3800

 

3400

 

 

4800

 

3200

3000

                                                           

 

  1. The company has budgeted to sell its product at 100$ per unit.
  2. The company`s policy is to have a finished goods inventory at the end of each quarter equal to 10 percent of the next quarter`s sales needs.
  3. Each unit of the product requires 2 pounds of raw materials and it costs 5$ per pound to purchase
  4. The any policy is to have a raw materials inventory at the end of each quarter equal to 20 percent of the next quarter`s raw materials needs for production.
  5. The ending finished goods inventory of the product and raw materials inventory of the company were 410 units and 1628 pounds, respectively.
  6. Each unit of product requires 45 minutes of direct labor to complete. Direct laborers are paid 5$ per hour

Required:

 

  1. Prepare sales budget for the year ending 2014
  2. Prepare production budget for the year ending 2014
  3. Prepare direct material purchase budget for the year ending 2014
  4. Prepare direct labor budget for the yeat ending 2014
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