7 The budgeted variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour is $3.25. The quarterly fixed manufacturing overhead is $150,000 including $20,000 of depreciation on equipment. The number of direct labor-hours is used as the allocation base for the budgeted plantwide overhead rate. All overhead costs (excluding depreciation) are paid in the quarter incurred. 8 The budgeted variable selling and administrative expense is $1.25 per unit sold. The fixed selling and administrative expenses per quarter include advertising ($20,000), executive salaries ($64,000), insurance ($13,000) property tax ($8,000) and depreciation expense ($8,000). All selling and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation) are paid in the quarter incurred. 9 The company plans to maintain a minimum cash balance at the end of each quarter of $40,000. Assume that any borrowings take place on the first day of the quarter. To the extent possible, the company will repay principal and interest on any borrowings on the last day of the fourth quarter. The company's lender imposed a simple interest rate of 5% per quarter on any borrowings. 10 Dividends of $20,000 will be declared and paid in each quarter 11 The companmy uses a last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory flow assumption. This means that the most recently purchased raw materials are the "first-out" to production and most recentaly completed finished goods are the "first-out" to customers.