Fuqua Company's sales budget projects unit sales of part 1987 of 10,400 units in January, 13,000 units in February, and 13,400 units in March. Each unit of part 198Z requires 4 pounds of materials, which cost $3 per pound. Fuqua Company desires its ending raw materials inventory to equal 40% of the next month's production requirements, and its ending finished goods inventory to equal 20% of the next month's expected unit sales. These goals were met at December 31, 2019. Prepare a production budget for January and February 2020. Prepare a direct materials budget for January 2020.
Master Budget
A master budget can be defined as an estimation of the revenue earned or expenses incurred over a specified period of time in the future and it is generally prepared on a periodic basis which can be either monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. It helps a business, an organization, or even an individual to manage the money effectively. A budget also helps in monitoring the performance of the people in the organization and helps in better decision-making.
Sales Budget and Selling
A budget is a financial plan designed by an undertaking for a definite period in future which acts as a major contributor towards enhancing the financial success of the business undertaking. The budget generally takes into account both current and future income and expenses.
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![Fuqua Company's sales budget projects unit
sales of part 198Z of 10,400 units in January,
13,000 units in February, and 13,400 units in
March. Each unit of part 198Z requires 4 pounds
of materials, which cost $3 per pound. Fuqua
Company desires its ending raw materials
inventory to equal 40% of the next month's
production requirements, and its ending
finished goods inventory to equal 20% of the
next month's expected unit sales. These goals
were met at December 31, 2019.
Prepare a production budget for January and
February 2020.
Prepare a direct materials budget for January
2020.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F38645cca-e606-47fd-b3fc-eaaf6c321248%2F895bb8eb-a68c-4041-b250-5334e9b25be6%2F8zf22rj_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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