Chapter 3, Problem 3.9BE

A company produces a product that requires 3 pounds of raw material. At the end of any given month, the company wishes to have 25% of next month’s raw material requirements on hand. The company has budgeted production of the product for March, April, and May to be 10,000, 14,000, and 12,000 units, respectively. In the month of April, raw material purchases and ending inventory, respectively, will be how many pounds?

Crotch Solutions has $1.5 million in current assets and $620,000 in fixed assets less $250,000 in accumulated depreciation. The firm's current liabilities total $200,000, and the long-term liabilities are $275,000. What is the firm's equity?

Jefferson Textiles calculates its plantwide predetermined overhead rate annually based on direct labor hours. At the beginning of the year, it was estimated that 40,000 direct labor hours would be required for the estimated level of production. The company also estimated $630,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead cost for the period and variable manufacturing overhead of $2.50 per direct labor hour. The actual manufacturing overhead cost for the year was $780,000, and the actual total direct labor was 41,500 hours. Compute the company's plantwide predetermined overhead rate for the year.