The firm expects the average wage rate to be $$25$ per hour in $2022.$ Spring Manufacturing uses direct labor hours to apply overhead. Each year the firm determines the overhead application rate for the year based on budgeted direct labor hours for the year. The firm maintains negligible Work$-$in$-$Process Inventory and expects the cost per unit for both beginning and ending inventories of finished products to be identical.

The effective income tax rate for the company is $40\%.$

Required:

Prepare the Sales budget for $2022.$

Prepare the Production budget for $2022.$

Prepare the Direct materials purchases budget $($units and dollars$)$ for $2022.$

Prepare the Direct labor budget for $2022.$

Prepare the Factory overhead budget for $2022.$

Prepare the Cost of goods sold and ending finished goods inventory budgets for $2022.$

Prepare the Selling and administrative expense budget, broken down into two components: Selling Expenses and Administrative Expenses for $2022.$

Prepare the Budgeted income statement, the last item of which is labeled After$-$tax Operating income for $2022.$