Luther, Inc. manufactures model airplane kits and projects production at 250, 120, 150, and 750 kits for the next four quarters. (Click the icon to view the manufacturing information.) Prepare Luther's direct materials budget, direct labor budget, and manufacturing overhead budget for the year. Round the direct labor hours needed for production, budgeted overhead costs, and predetermined overhead allocation rate to two decimal places. Round other amounts to the nearest whole number. Begin by preparing Luther's direct materials budget. Luther, Inc. Direct Materials Budget For the Year Ended December 31 First Second Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Total Direct materials (ounces) per kit Direct materials needed for production Plus: Total direct materials needed Less: Budgeted purchases of direct materials Direct materials cost per ounce Budgeted cost of direct materials purchases i More Info Direct materials are four ounces of plastic per kit and the plastic costs $2 per ounce. Indirect materials are considered insignificant and are not included in the budgeting process. Beginning Raw Materials Inventory is 920 ounces, and the company desires to end each quarter with 30% of the materials needed for the next quarter's production. Luther desires a balance of 290 ounces in Raw Materials Inventory at the end of the fourth quarter. Each kit requires 0.50 hours of direct at an average cost of $25 per hour. Manufacturing head is allocated using direct labor hours as the allocation base. Variable overhead is $0.75 per kit, and fixed overhead is $125 per quarter. Print Done Choose from any list or enter any number in the input fields and then click Check