Operating Budget, Comprehensive Analysis Ponderosa, Inc., produces wiring harness assemblies used in the production of semi-trailer trucks. The wiring harness assemblies are sold to various truck manufacturers around the world. Projected sales in units for the coming five months are given below. January 10,000 February 10,500 March 13,000 April 16,000 May 18,500 The following data pertain to production policies and manufacturing specifications followed by Ponderosa: Finished goods inventory on January 1 is 900 units. The desired ending inventory for each month is 20 percent of the next month's sales. The data on materials used are as follows: Direct Material Per-Unit Usage Unit Cost Part #K298 2 $4 Part #C30 3 7 Inventory policy dictates that sufficient materials be on hand at the beginning of the month to satisfy 30 percent of the next month's production needs. This is exactly the amount of material on hand on January 1. The direct labor used per unit of output is one and one-half hours. The average direct labor cost per hour is $20. Overhead each month is estimated using a flexible budget formula. (Activity is measured in direct labor hours.) Fixed Cost Component Variable Cost Component Supplies $ — $1.00 Power — 0.20 Maintenance 12,500 1.10 Supervision 14,000 — Depreciation 45,000 — Taxes 4,300 — Other 86,000 1.60 Monthly selling and administrative expenses are also estimated using a flexible budgeting formula. (Activity is measured in units sold.) Fixed Costs Variable Costs Salaries $ 88,500 — Commissions — $1.40 Depreciation 25,000 — Shipping — 3.60 Other 137,000 1.60 The unit selling price of the wiring harness assembly is $110. In February, the company plans to purchase land for future expansion. The land costs $68,000. All sales and purchases are for cash. The cash balance on January 1 equals $62,900. The firm wants to have an ending cash balance of at least $25,000. If a cash shortage develops, sufficient cash is borrowed to cover the shortage and provide the desired ending balance. Any cash borrowed must be borrowed in $1,000 increments and is repaid the following month, as is the interest due. The interest rate is 12 percent per annum. 3. Direct materials purchases budget January February March Total Part K298 Part C30 Part K298 Part C30 Part K298 Part C30 Part K298 Part C30 Units produced Dir. mat. per unit Production needs Desired EI Total needed Less: BI Dir. mat. to purchase Cost per unit Total purchase cost 4. Direct labor budget. Round your answers to two decimal places, if required. January February March Total Units to be produced Direct labor time per unit (hrs.) Total hours needed Wages per hour Total direct labor cost 5. Overhead budget. Round your answers to two decimal places, if required. January February March Total Budgeted direct labor hours Variable overhead rate Budgeted var. overhead Budgeted fixed overhead Total overhead cost

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Operating Budget, Comprehensive Analysis

Ponderosa, Inc., produces wiring harness assemblies used in the production of semi-trailer trucks. The wiring harness assemblies are sold to various truck manufacturers around the world. Projected sales in units for the coming five months are given below.

January 10,000
February 10,500
March 13,000
April 16,000
May 18,500

The following data pertain to production policies and manufacturing specifications followed by Ponderosa:

  1. Finished goods inventory on January 1 is 900 units. The desired ending inventory for each month is 20 percent of the next month's sales.
  2. The data on materials used are as follows:
    Direct Material Per-Unit Usage Unit Cost
    Part #K298 2                $4        
    Part #C30 3                7        

    Inventory policy dictates that sufficient materials be on hand at the beginning of the month to satisfy 30 percent of the next month's production needs. This is exactly the amount of material on hand on January 1.

  3. The direct labor used per unit of output is one and one-half hours. The average direct labor cost per hour is $20.
  4. Overhead each month is estimated using a flexible budget formula. (Activity is measured in direct labor hours.)
      Fixed Cost
    Component
    Variable Cost
    Component
    Supplies $ —              $1.00           
    Power —              0.20            
    Maintenance 12,500              1.10            
    Supervision 14,000              —            
    Depreciation 45,000              —            
    Taxes 4,300              —            
    Other 86,000              1.60            
  5. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are also estimated using a flexible budgeting formula. (Activity is measured in units sold.)
      Fixed Costs Variable Costs
    Salaries $ 88,500              —             
    Commissions —              $1.40            
    Depreciation 25,000              —            
    Shipping —              3.60            
    Other 137,000              1.60            
  6. The unit selling price of the wiring harness assembly is $110.
  7. In February, the company plans to purchase land for future expansion. The land costs $68,000.
  8. All sales and purchases are for cash. The cash balance on January 1 equals $62,900. The firm wants to have an ending cash balance of at least $25,000. If a cash shortage develops, sufficient cash is borrowed to cover the shortage and provide the desired ending balance. Any cash borrowed must be borrowed in $1,000 increments and is repaid the following month, as is the interest due. The interest rate is 12 percent per annum.

3. Direct materials purchases budget

January February March Total
  Part K298 Part C30 Part K298 Part C30 Part K298 Part C30 Part K298 Part C30
Units produced                 
Dir. mat. per unit                
Production needs                
Desired EI                
Total needed                
Less: BI                
Dir. mat. to purchase                
Cost per unit                
Total purchase cost              

 

4. Direct labor budget. Round your answers to two decimal places, if required.

  January February March Total
Units to be produced        
Direct labor time per unit (hrs.)        
Total hours needed        
Wages per hour        
Total direct labor cost        

5. Overhead budget. Round your answers to two decimal places, if required.

  January February March Total
Budgeted direct labor hours        
Variable overhead rate        
Budgeted var. overhead        
Budgeted fixed overhead        
Total overhead cost        

Selling and administrative expense budget. Round your answers to the nearest cent, if required.

  January February March Total
Planned sales        
Variable selling & administrative expense per unit        
Total variable expense        
Fixed selling & administrative expense:        
Salaries        
Depreciation        
Other        
Total fixed expenses        
Total selling & administrative expenses        

7. Ending finished goods inventory budget. Round intermediate calculations to the nearest cent. Round your answers to the nearest cent, if required.

   
Unit cost computation:  
Direct materials:  
Part K298  
Part C30  
Direct labor  
Overhead:  
Variable  
Fixed  
Total unit cost  
Number of units  
Finished goods  

 

8. Cost of goods sold budget

     
Direct materials used    
Part K298    
Part C30    
Direct labor used    
Overhead    
Budgeted manufacturing costs    
Add: Beginning finished goods    
Goods available for sale    
Less: Ending finished goods    
Budgeted cost of goods sold    

 

9. Budgeted income statement (ignore income taxes)

   
Sales  
Less: Cost of goods sold  
Gross margin  
Less: Selling and administrative expense  
Income before income taxes  

 

10. Cash budget
Enter a negative balance as a negative amount, and if an amount is zero enter "0".

  January February March Total
Beginning balance        
Cash receipts        
Total cash available        
Disbursements:        
Purchases        
DL payroll        
Overhead        
Marketing & admin        
Land        
Total disbursements        
Ending balance        
Financing:        
Borrowed/repaid        
Interest paid        
Ending cash balance        
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