1. Operating Budget, Comprehensive Analysis

   Ponderosa, Inc., produces wiring harness assemblies used in the production of semi-trailer trucks. The wiring harness assemblies are sold to various truck manufacturers around the world. Projected sales in units for the coming five months are given below.

   January	10,000
   February	10,600
   March	13,900
   April	16,000
   May	18,500

   The following data pertain to production policies and manufacturing specifications followed by Ponderosa:

   1. Finished goods inventory on January 1 is 900 units. The desired ending inventory for each month is 20 percent of the next months sales.
   2. The data on materials used are as follows:

      Direct Material	Per-Unit Usage	Unit Cost
      Part #K298	2	$4
      Part #C30	3	7

      Inventory policy dictates that sufficient materials be on hand at the beginning of the month to satisfy 30 percent of the next months production needs. This is exactly the amount of material on hand on January 1.

   3. The direct labor used per unit of output is one and one-half hours. The average direct labor cost per hour is $20.
   4. Overhead each month is estimated using a flexible budget formula. (Activity is measured in direct labor hours.)

      	Fixed Cost Component	Variable Cost Component
      Supplies	$	$1.00
      Power		0.20
      Maintenance	12,600	1.10
      Supervision	14,000
      Depreciation	45,000
      Taxes	4,300
      Other	86,000	1.60

   5. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are also estimated using a flexible budgeting formula. (Activity is measured in units sold.)

      	Fixed Costs	Variable Costs
      Salaries	$ 88,600
      Commissions		$1.40
      Depreciation	25,000
      Shipping		3.60
      Other	137,000	1.60

   6. The unit selling price of the wiring harness assembly is $110.
   7. In February, the company plans to purchase land for future expansion. The land costs $68,000.
   8. All sales and purchases are for cash. The cash balance on January 1 equals $62,800. The firm wants to have an ending cash balance of at least $25,000. If a cash shortage develops, sufficient cash is borrowed to cover the shortage and provide the desired ending balance. Any cash borrowed must be borrowed in $1,000 increments and is repaid the following month, as is the interest due. The interest rate is 12 percent per annum.

   Required:

   Prepare a monthly operating budget for the first quarter with the following schedules:

   4. Direct labor budget. Round your answers to two decimal places, if required.

2. 	January	February	March	Total
   Units to be produced
   Direct labor time per unit (hrs.)
   Total hours needed
   Wages per hour	$	$	$	$
   Total direct labor cost	$	$	$	$

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   See Cornerstone 8.4.

   5. Overhead budget. Round your answers to two decimal places, if required.

   	January	February	March	Total
   Budgeted direct labor hours
   Variable overhead rate
   Budgeted var. overhead	$	$	$	$
   Budgeted fixed overhead
   Total overhead cost	$	$	$	$

   Feedback

   See Cornerstone 8.5.

   6. Selling and administrative expense budget. Round your answers to the nearest cent, if required.

   	January	February	March	Total
   Planned sales
   Variable selling & administrative expense per unit	$	$	$	$
   Total variable expense	$	$	$	$
   Fixed selling & administrative expense:
   Salaries	$	$	$	$
   Depreciation
   Other
   Total fixed expenses	$	$	$	$
   Total selling & administrative expenses	$	$	$	$

   Feedback

   See Cornerstone 8.9.

   7. Ending finished goods inventory budget. Round intermediate calculations to the nearest cent. Round your answers to the nearest cent, if required.

   Unit cost computation:
   Direct materials:
   Part K298	$
   Part C30
   Direct labor
   Overhead:
   Variable
   Fixed
   Total unit cost	$
   Number of units
   Finished goods	$

   Feedback

   See Cornerstone 8.6.

   8. Cost of goods sold budget

   Direct materials used
   Part K298	$
   Part C30		$
   Direct labor used
   Overhead
   Budgeted manufacturing costs		$
   Add: Beginning finished goods
   Goods available for sale		$
   Less: Ending finished goods
   Budgeted cost of goods sold		$

   Feedback

   See Cornerstone 8.7.

   9. Budgeted income statement (ignore income taxes)

   Sales	$
   Less: Cost of goods sold
   Gross margin	$
   Less: Selling and administrative expense
   Income before income taxes	$

   Feedback

   See Cornerstone 8.10.

   10. Cash budget Enter a negative balance as a negative amount, and if an amount is zero enter "0".

   	January	February	March	Total
   Beginning balance	$	$	$	$
   Cash receipts
   Total cash available	$	$	$	$
   Disbursements:
   Purchases	$	$	$	$
   DL payroll
   Overhead
   Marketing & admin
   Land
   Total disbursements	$	$	$	$
   Ending balance	$	$	$	$
   Financing:
   Borrowed/repaid
   Interest paid
   Ending cash balance	$	$	$	$

   Feedback

   See Cornerstone 8.12.

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