Exercise 4 (Direct Labor Budget) The Production Department of the Laguna Plant of JC Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced at the plant for each quarter of the upcoming fiscal year. The plant produces high-end outdoor barbeque grills.   1st quarter     2 quarter        3rd quarter                4 quarter Units to be produced.....     5,000              4,400              4,500                          4,900   Each unit requires 0.40 direct labor-hours and direct labor-hour workers paid P11 per hour. Required: Construct the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor work force is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. Construct the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor work force is not adjusted each quarter. Instead, assume that the company's direct labor work force consists of \ permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 1,800 hours of work each quarter. If the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 1,800 hours anyway. Any hours worked in excess of 1,800 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

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Exercise 4 (Direct Labor Budget)

The Production Department of the Laguna Plant of JC Corporation has submitted

the following forecast of units to be produced at the plant for each quarter of the

upcoming fiscal year. The plant produces high-end outdoor barbeque grills.

 

1st quarter     2 quarter        3rd quarter                4 quarter

Units to be produced.....     5,000              4,400              4,500                          4,900

 

Each unit requires 0.40 direct labor-hours and direct labor-hour workers paid P11

per hour.

Required:

  1. Construct the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year,

assuming that the direct labor work force is adjusted each quarter to

match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of

units produced.

  1. Construct the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year,

assuming that the direct labor work force is not adjusted each quarter.

Instead, assume that the company's direct labor work force consists of \

permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 1,800

hours of work each quarter. If the number of required direct labor-hours is

less than this number, the workers are paid for 1,800 hours anyway. Any

hours worked in excess of 1,800 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of

1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

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