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Exercise 8-15 (Algo) Direct Labor and Manufacturing Overhead Budgets [LO8-5, LO8-6]
The Production Department of Hruska Corporation has submitted the following
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Units to be produced | 10,600 | 9,600 | 11,600 | 12,600 |
Each unit requires 0.30 direct labor-hours and direct laborers are paid $12.50 per hour.
In addition, the variable manufacturing overhead rate is $1.50 per direct labor-hour. The fixed manufacturing overhead is $86,000 per quarter. The only noncash element of manufacturing overhead is
Required:
1. Calculate the company’s total estimated direct labor cost for each quarter of the the upcoming fiscal year and for the year as a whole.
2. and 3. Calculate the company’s total estimated
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