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Galactic Inc. manufactures flying drone toys. Sales units for January, February, March, April and May were 340, 320, 392, 352, and 420 respectively. Budgeted production in units for January, February, and March were 335, 338, and 382 respectively. Each unit requires 3 direct labor hours and Galactic’s hourly labor rate is $17 per hour. The company’s variable
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1. Determine Galactic's direct labor budget for the first quarter.
2. Determine Galactic's manufacturing overhead budget for the first quarter.
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