Morganton Company makes one product, and has provided the following information to help prepare the master budget for its first four months of operations: a. The budgeted selling price per unit is $70. Budgeted unit sales for June, July, August, and September are 8,400, 10,000, 12,000, and 13,000 units, respectively. All sales are on credit. b. Forty percent of credit sales are collected in the month of the sale and 60% in the following month. c. The ending finished goods inventory equals 20% of the following months unit sales. d. The ending raw materials inventory equals 10% of the following months raw materials production needs. Each unit of finished goods requires 5 kilograms of raw materials. The raw materials cost $2.00 per kilogram. e. Thirty percent of raw materials purchases are paid for in the month of purchase and 70% in the following month. f. The direct labour wage rate is $15 per hour. Each unit of finished goods requires two direct labour-hours. g. The variable selling and administrative expense per unit sold is $1.80. The fixed selling and administrative expense per month is $60,000.

9. What is the estimated raw materials inventory balance at the end of July? 10. What is the total estimated direct labour cost for July assuming the direct labour workforce is adjusted to match the hours required to produce the forecast number of units produced? 11. If the company always uses an estimated predetermined plantwide overhead rate of $10 per direct labour-hour, what is the estimated unit product cost? 12. What is the estimated finished goods inventory balance at the end of July? 13. What is the estimated cost of goods sold and gross margin for July? 14. What is the estimated total selling and administrative expense for July? 15. If the company always uses an estimated predetermined plantwide overhead rate of $10 per direct labour-hour, what is the estimated operating income for July?