Alcott Company makes and sells artistic frames for pictures of weddings, graduations, and other special events. Ron Jangles, the controller, is responsible for preparing Alcott's master budget and has accumulated the following information for 2021 : 'Click the icon to view some of the financial information.) (Click the icon to view additional information.) Read the requirements. Start the schedule by preparing the production budget and calculating the total hours of direct manufacturing labor time needed for the three months in the quarter, then calculate the values for the quarter. Finish by preparing the bottom portion of the schedule for the direct manufacturing labor by month, then quarter. (Enter the direct manufacturing labor-hours per unit to one decimal place, X.X. Do not round interim calculations, and then enter all amounts in the budget [other than the direct manufacturing labor-hours per unit] to the nearest whole number.) \begin{tabular}{l|l} UeS & 1. Prepare a production budget and a direct manufacturing labor cost budget for \\ Alcott Company by month and for the first quarter of 2021 . You may combine \\ both budgets in one schedule. The direct manufacturing labor cost budget \\ should include labor-hours and show the details for each labor cost category. \\ 2. What actions has the budget process prompted Alcott's management to take? \\ 3. How might Alcott's managers use the budget developed in requirement 1 to \\ better manage the company? \end{tabular} More info In addition to wages, direct manufacturing labor-related costs include pension contributions of $0.60 per hour, worker's compensation insurance of $0.10 per hour, emplayee medical insurance of $0.40 per hour, and Social Security taxes. employers and 7.5% for employees. The cost of employee benefits paid by Alcott on its direct manufacturing employees is treated as a direct manufacturing labor cost. Alcott has a labor contract that calls for a wage increase to $12 per hour on April 1 , 2021. New labor-saving machinery has been installed and will be fully operational by March 1, 2021. Alcott expects to have 17,500 frames on hand at December 31 . 2020 , and it has a policy of carrying an end-of-month inventory of 100% of the following month's sales plus 50% of the second following month's sales