Slatts, Inc., manufactures and sells snowboards. Slatts manufactures a single model, the Pipex. In the summer of 2011, Slatts' management accountant gathered the following data to prepare budgets for 2012: Materials and Labor Requirements Direct materials: Wood 13 board feet (b.f.) per snowboard Fiberglass 11 yards per snowboard Direct manufacturing labor 7 hours per snowboard Slatts' management expects to sell 3,400 snowboards during 2012 at an estimated retail price of $1,000 per board. Furthermore, the CEO expects 2012 beginning inventory of 700 snowboards and would like to end 2012 with 800 snowboards in stock. Direct Materials Inventories Beginning Inventory 1/1/2012 Ending Inventory 12/31/2012 Wood 2,060 b.f. 1,560 b.f. Fiberglass 1,060 yards 2,060 yards Variable manufacturing overhead is $16 per direct manufacturing labor-hour. There are also $98,000 in fixed manufacturing overhead costs budgeted for 2012. Slatts combines both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead into a single rate based on direct manufacturing labor-hours. Variable marketing costs are allocated at the rate of $310 per sales visit. The marketing plan calls for 40 sales visits during 2012. Finally, there are $37,000 in fixed nonmanufacturing costs budgeted for 2012. 2011 Unit Price 2012 Unit Price Wood $34.00per b.f. $36.00per b.f. Fiberglass $10.00per yard $11.00per yard Direct manufacturing labor $30.00per hour $31.00per hour The inventoriable unit cost for ending finished goods inventory on December 31, 2011, is $200.00. Assume Slatts uses a FIFO inventory method for both direct materials and finished goods. Ignore work in process in your calculations. REQUIRED 1. Prepare a direct manufacturing labor budget for 2012. 2. Prepare a manufacturing overhead budget for 2012. 3. What is the budgeted manufacturing overhead rate for 2012?
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Slatts, Inc., manufactures and sells snowboards. Slatts manufactures a single model, the Pipex. In the summer of 2011, Slatts'
Materials and Labor Requirements
Direct materials:
Wood 13 board feet (b.f.) per snowboard
Fiberglass 11 yards per snowboard
Direct manufacturing labor 7 hours per snowboard
Slatts' management expects to sell 3,400 snowboards during 2012 at an estimated retail price of $1,000
per board. Furthermore, the CEO expects 2012 beginning inventory of 700 snowboards and would like to end 2012 with 800 snowboards in stock.
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Direct Materials Inventories |
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Beginning Inventory 1/1/2012 |
Ending Inventory 12/31/2012 |
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Wood |
2,060 |
b.f. |
1,560 |
b.f. |
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Fiberglass |
1,060 |
yards |
2,060 |
yards |
Variable manufacturing
2011 Unit Price 2012 Unit Price
Wood $34.00per b.f. $36.00per b.f.
Fiberglass $10.00per yard $11.00per yard
Direct manufacturing labor $30.00per hour $31.00per hour
The inventoriable unit cost for ending finished goods inventory on December 31, 2011, is $200.00.
Assume Slatts uses a FIFO inventory method for both direct materials and finished goods. Ignore work in process in your calculations.
REQUIRED
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1. Prepare a direct manufacturing labor budget for 2012. |
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2. Prepare a manufacturing overhead budget for 2012. |
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3. What is the budgeted manufacturing overhead rate for 2012? |
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4. What is the budgeted |
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5. Calculate the cost of a snowboard manufactured in 2012. |
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6. Prepare an ending inventory budget for both direct materials and finished goods for 2012. |
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7. Prepare a cost of goods sold budget for 2012. |
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8. Prepare the |
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9. What questions might the CEO ask the management team when reviewing the budget? Should the CEO set stretch targets? Explain briefly |
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10. How does preparing the budget help Slatts' management team better manage the company? |
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