Mercury Bag Company produces cases of grocery bags. The managers at Mercury are trying to develop budgets for the upcoming quarter. The following data have been gathered.

Projected sales in units		1,210	cases
Selling price per case	$	240
Inventory at the beginning of the quarter		150	cases
Target inventory at the end of the quarter		100	cases
Direct labor hours needed to produce one case		2	hours
Direct labor wages	$	10	per hour
Direct materials cost per case	$	8
Variable manufacturing overhead cost per case	$	6
Fixed overhead costs for the upcoming quarter	$	220,000

a. Using the above information, develop Mercury's sales forecast in dollars and production schedule in units.

b. What is Mercury's budgeted variable manufacturing cost per case?

c. Prepare Mercury's manufacturing cost budget.

d. What is the projected ending value of the Inventory account?

Prepare Mercury's manufacturing cost budget. (Round your cost per unit answer to 2 decimal places.)

Variable manufacturing costs:
Direct labor
Direct materials
Variable overhead
Total variable manufacturing costs	$0
Add: Fixed manufacturing overhead
Total cost of finished goods manufactured

• Required C
• Required D

What is the projected ending value of the Inventory account? (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.)

Ending inventory value