The Dermaniaga Company has the following information available:   Table 3: Total Monthly Sales    Month  Sales (RM) June  68,000 July  72,000 August  74,000 September  76,000 October  78,000   Additional information:  Sales price per unit is RM200 and the finished goods inventory level is 25% of the next  month's unit sales. 5 kilograms of materials are required for each unit produced and the  cost is RM50/kg. Inventory levels for materials equal 40% of the needs for the next  month. Desired ending inventory for September is 157 kilograms of materials.  Beginning inventory for July was 138 kilograms of materials. Each unit requires 0.8 hours of direct labor and the average wage rate is RM12 per hour.  Required:  (i) Analyze a production budget for July, August, September and the quarter in total. (ii) Analyze a direct materials purchases budget in kilograms and Ringgit Malaysia for July, August, September and in total for the quarter.  (iii) Construct a direct labor budget in hours and total cost for July, August and September and in total for the quarter.

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The Dermaniaga Company has the following information available:  

Table 3: Total Monthly Sales 

 

Month 

Sales (RM)

June 

68,000

July 

72,000

August 

74,000

September 

76,000

October 

78,000

 

Additional information: 

Sales price per unit is RM200 and the finished goods inventory level is 25% of the next  month's unit sales. 5 kilograms of materials are required for each unit produced and the  cost is RM50/kg. Inventory levels for materials equal 40% of the needs for the next  month. Desired ending inventory for September is 157 kilograms of materials.  Beginning inventory for July was 138 kilograms of materials. Each unit requires 0.8 hours of direct labor and the average wage rate is RM12 per hour. 

Required: 

(i) Analyze a production budget for July, August, September and the quarter in total.

(ii) Analyze a direct materials purchases budget in kilograms and Ringgit Malaysia for July, August, September and in total for the quarter. 

(iii) Construct a direct labor budget in hours and total cost for July, August and September and in total for the quarter. 

 

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