Golden Food Products produces special- formula pet food. The company carries no inventories. The master budget calls for the company to manufacture and sell 132,000 cases at a budgeted price of $72 per case this year. The standard direct cost sheet for one case of pet food follows: Direct materials (3 pounds @ $2) $6 Direct labor (0.25 hours @ $32) 8 Variable overhead is applied based on direct labor-hours. The variable overhead rate is $40 per direct labor-hour. The fixed overhead rate (at the master budget level of activity) is $18 per unit. All nonmanufacturing costs are fixed and are budgeted at $2.8 million for the coming year. At the end of the year, the costs analyst reported that the sales activity variance for the year was $384,000 favorable.
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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