Chapter 8, Problem 16E

Direct Materials and Direct Labor Budgets LOB—4, L08—5
The production department of Zan Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced by quarter for the upcoming fiscal year:

In addition, 6,000 grams of raw materials inventor is on hand at the start of the 1st Quarter and the beginning accounts payable for the 1st Quarter is 52,880.
Each unit requires g grams of raw material that costs 51.20 per gram. Management desires to end each quarter with an inventory of raw materials equal to25% of the following quarters production needs. The desired ending inventory for the 4th Quarter is 8,000 grams. Management plans to pay for 60% of rawmaterial purchases in the quarter acquired and 40% in the following quarter. Each unit requires 0.20 direct labor-hours and direct laborers are paid S 11.50 perhour.
Required:
1. Calculate the estimated grams of raw material that need to be purchased each quarter and for the year as a whole (Hint: Refer to Schedule 3 for guidance).
2. Calculate the cost of raw material purchases for each quarter and for the year as a whole (Hint: Refer to Schedule 3 for guidance).
3. Calculate the expected cash disbursements for purchases of materials for each quarter and for the year as a whole (Hint: Refer to Schedule 3 for guidance).
4. Calculate the estimated direct labor cost for each quarter and for the year as a whole. Assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter tomatch the number of hours required to produce the estimated number of units produced (Hint: Refer to Schedule 4 for guidance).