QUESTION 3 EXERCISE 10-14 Direct Labor and Manufacturing Overhead Budgets [LO4d, L04e] The production department of Raredon Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced by quarter for the upcoming fiscal year: Units to be produced...... 1st Quarter 12,000 2. 2nd Quarter 14,000 3rd Quarter 13,000 4th Quarter 11,000 Each unit requires 0.70 direct labor-hours, and direct labor-hour workers are paid $10.50 per hour. In addition, the variable manufacturing overhead rate is $1.50 per direct labor-hour. The fixed manufacturing overhead is $80,000 per quarter. The only noncash element of manufacturing over- head is depreciation, which is $22,000 per quarter. Required: 1. Prepare the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to pro- duce the forecasted number of units produced. Prepare the company's manufacturing overhead budget.
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![QUESTION 3
EXERCISE 10-14 Direct Labor and Manufacturing Overhead Budgets [LO4d, L04e]
The production department of Raredon Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units
to be produced by quarter for the upcoming fiscal year:
1st Quarter
12,000
2.
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
Units to be produced......
Each unit requires 0.70 direct labor-hours, and direct labor-hour workers are paid $10.50 per hour.
In addition, the variable manufacturing overhead rate is $1.50 per direct labor-hour. The fixed
manufacturing overhead is $80,000 per quarter. The only noncash element of manufacturing over-
head is depreciation, which is $22,000 per quarter.
Required:
1.
14,000
4th Quarter
13,000
11,000
Prepare the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the
direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to pro-
duce the forecasted number of units produced.
Prepare the company's manufacturing overhead budget.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F711dfce9-6233-49d5-a7a2-f29ed54b72c8%2F872dac07-593a-4a23-9483-590e48f45d1d%2Fb40o4ug_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)

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