Sales and Production Budgets Archer Company produces two products: the custom and the basic. The custom sells for $30, and the basic sells for $8. Projected sales of the two models for the coming four quarters are given below. First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Custom 9,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 Basic 90,000 88,400 92,000 91,600 The president of the company believes that the projected sales are realistic and can be achieved by the company. In the factory, the production supervisor has received the projected sales figures and gathered information needed to compile production budgets. He found that 800 customs and 1,140 basics were in inventory on January 1. Company policy dictates that ending inventory should equal 20 percent of the next quarter’s sales for customs and 10 percent of next quarter’s sales for basics. Required: 1. Prepare a sales budget for each quarter and for the year in total. Show sales by product and in total for each time period. 2. What factors might Archer Company have considered in preparing the sales budget? 3. Prepare a separate production budget for each product for each of the first three quarters of the year.
Sales and Production Budgets Archer Company produces two products: the custom and the basic. The custom sells for $30, and the basic sells for $8. Projected sales of the two models for the coming four quarters are given below. First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Custom 9,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 Basic 90,000 88,400 92,000 91,600 The president of the company believes that the projected sales are realistic and can be achieved by the company. In the factory, the production supervisor has received the projected sales figures and gathered information needed to compile production budgets. He found that 800 customs and 1,140 basics were in inventory on January 1. Company policy dictates that ending inventory should equal 20 percent of the next quarter’s sales for customs and 10 percent of next quarter’s sales for basics. Required: 1. Prepare a sales budget for each quarter and for the year in total. Show sales by product and in total for each time period. 2. What factors might Archer Company have considered in preparing the sales budget? 3. Prepare a separate production budget for each product for each of the first three quarters of the year.
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