*DESIRED INVENTORY IS LISTED IN THE BLUE SECTION*

12. Frontleg is evaluating purchasing an equipment that will improve the work environment. However, with the uncertain economic conditions, Frontleg wants to hold off on the investment because there is no direct correlation to net income. As the production manager, you are called in to the meeting to discuss other ways Frontleg should look at the investment. What intangible benefits is the CEO not thinking off that could affect the decision? List the intangible benefits.

Frontleg Chocolate Company manufactures and sells a premium chocolate called PremiumChoco. The following
data are available for preparing budgets for PremiumChoco for June through August of 2020.
1. Sales: June , 30,000 pounds; July, 56,000 pounds, August 58,000 pounds.
2. Direct materials: each pound of PremiumChoco requires 5 pounds of cacao seeds at a cost of $2.95 per
pound and 4 pounds of cane sugar at $.50 per pound.
3. Desired inventory levels:
	Type of Inventory	May 1	June 1	July 1	August 1
	PremiumChoco (pounds)	7,000	8,000	15,000	18,000
	cacao seeds (pounds)	6,000	9,000	10,000	13,000
	cane sugar (pounds)	5,000	14,000	20,000	25,000
4. Direct labor: direct labor time is 30 minutes per pound at an hourly rate of $20 per hour.
5. Selling and administrative expenses are expected to be .05 cents per unit sold plus $82,000 per month.
6. Your assistant has prepared two budgets: (1) The manufacturing overhead budget shows expected
costs to be 150% of direct labor cost (all variable costs).
7. The company uses a 30% markup percentage on total cost
8. Interest Expense is $150,000.
9. Income taxes are expected to be 21% of income before income taxes.