Lowell Company makes and sells artistic frames for pictures. The controller is responsible for preparing the master budget and has accumulated the following information for 2020.

		January		February		March		April		May
Estimated unit sales		11,000		11,800		8,100		8,100		8,500
Sales price per unit		$50.10		$47.20		$47.20		$47.20		$47.20
Direct labor hours per unit		2.2		2.2		1.5		1.5		1.5
Wage per direct labor hour		$9		$9		$9		$10		$10

Lowell has a labor contract that calls for a wage increase to $10 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 16,900 frames on hand and has a policy of carrying an end-of-month inventory of 100% of the following months sales, plus 50% of the second following months sales.

(a) Prepare a production budget for Lowell Company by month and for the first quarter of the year. LOWELL COMPANY Production Budget Jan Feb Mar Total