Wright Lighting Fixtures forecasts its sales in units for the next four months as follows:       March 15,000 April 17,000 May 14,500 June 13,000     Wright maintains an ending inventory for each month in the amount of two and one-half times the expected sales in the following month. The ending inventory for February (March’s beginning inventory) reflects this policy. Materials cost $7 per unit and are paid for in the month after production. Labor cost is $11 per unit and is paid for in the month incurred. Fixed overhead is $16,500 per month. Dividends of $20,900 are to be paid in May. The firm produced 14,000 units in February.   Complete a production schedule and a summary of cash payments for March, April, and May. Remember that production in any one month is equal to sales plus desired ending inventory minus beginning inventory.

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Wright Lighting Fixtures forecasts its sales in units for the next four months as follows:
 

   
March 15,000
April 17,000
May 14,500
June 13,000
 

 

Wright maintains an ending inventory for each month in the amount of two and one-half times the expected sales in the following month. The ending inventory for February (March’s beginning inventory) reflects this policy. Materials cost $7 per unit and are paid for in the month after production. Labor cost is $11 per unit and is paid for in the month incurred. Fixed overhead is $16,500 per month. Dividends of $20,900 are to be paid in May. The firm produced 14,000 units in February.

 

Complete a production schedule and a summary of cash payments for March, April, and May. Remember that production in any one month is equal to sales plus desired ending inventory minus beginning inventory.

 

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The budgets are prepared to estimate the requirements for the future period.

the production budget tells about the number of units to be produced during the period.

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