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Lowell Company makes and sells artistic frames for pictures. The controller is responsible for preparing the
Lowell has a labor contract that calls for a wage increase to $9.00 per hour on April 1. New-labor-saving machinery has been installed and will be fully operational by March 1.
Lowell expects to begin the year with 17,600 frames on hand and has a policy of carrying an end-of-month inventory of 100% of the following month’s sales, plus 40% of the second following month’s sales.
Instructions
Prepare a production budget and a direct labor budget for Lowell Company by month and for the first quarter of the year. The direct labor budget should include direct labor hours.
(CMA-Canada adapted)
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