Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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ISBN: 9781305970663
Author: Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 38P
Greiner Company makes and sells high-quality glare filters for microcomputer monitors. John Craven, controller, is responsible for preparing Greiner’s
Required:
- 1. Prepare the following monthly budgets for Greiner Company for the first quarter of the coming year. Be sure to show supporting calculations.
- a. Production budget in units
- b. Direct labor budget in hours
- c. Direct materials cost budget
- d. Sales budget
- 2. Calculate the total budgeted contribution margin for Greiner Company by month and in total for the first quarter of the coming year. Be sure to show supporting calculations. (CMA adapted)
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Greiner Company makes and sells high-quality glare filters for microcomputer monitors. John Craven, controller, is responsible for preparing Greiner’s master budget and has assembled the following data for the coming year. The direct labor rate includes wages, all employee-related benefits, and the employer’s share of FICA. Labor saving machinery will be fully operational by March. Also, as of March 1, the company’s union contract calls for an increase in direct labor wages that is included in the direct labor rate. Greiner expects to have 6,400 glare filters in inventory on December 31 of the current year, and has a policy of carrying 25 percent of the following month’s projected sales in inventory. Information on the first four months of the coming year is as follows:
January
February
March
April
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37,400
35,200
40,200
38,200
Sales price per unit
$82
$82
$77
$77
Direct labor hours per unit
2.70
2.70
2.30
2.30
Direct labor hourly rate
$19
$19
$20…
Greiner Company makes and sells high-quality glare filters for microcomputer monitors. John
Craven, controller, is responsible for preparing Greiner’s master budget and has assembled the fol-lowing data for the coming year. The direct labor rate includes wages, all employee-related benefits, and the employer’s share of FICA. Labor saving machinery will be fully operational by March. Also, as of March 1, the company’s union contract calls for an increase in direct labor wages that is included in the direct labor rate. Greiner expects to have 5,600 glare filters in inventory on December 31 of the current year, and has a policy of carrying 35 percent of the following month’s projected sales in inventory. Information on the first four months of the coming year is as follows:
Required:1. Prepare the following monthly budgets for Greiner Company for the first quarter of thecoming year. Be sure to show supporting calculations.a. Production budget in unitsb. Direct labor budget in hours
c.…
Chapter 8 Solutions
Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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