The production department of Zan Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced by quarter for the upcoming fiscal year:

Each unit requires 6 grams of raw material that costs $1.20 per gram. Management desires to end each quarter with an inventory of raw materials equal to 25% of the following quarters production needs. The desired ending inventory for the 4th Quarter is 8,000 grams. Management plans to pay for 60% of raw material purchases in the quarter acquired and 40% in the following quarter. Each unit requires 0.20 direct labor-hours and direct laborers are paid $14.50 per hour.

Required:

1. and 2. Calculate the estimated grams of raw material that need to be purchased and the cost of raw material purchases for each quarter and for the year as a whole.

3. Calculate the expected cash disbursements for purchases of materials for each quarter and for the year as a whole.

4. Calculate the estimated direct labor cost for each quarter and for the year as a whole.

UnitstobeproducedUte1stQuarter13,0002ndQuarter16,0003QrdQuarter15,0004thQuarter14,000