Cahuilla Corporation Predicts the Following Sales in Units for the Coming

question 134

Multiple Choice

Cahuilla Corporation predicts the following sales in units for the coming four months: Each month's ending Finished Goods Inventory should be 40% of the next month's sales. March 31 Finished Goods inventory is 96 units. A finished unit requires five pounds of direct material B at a cost of $2.00 per pound. The March 31 Raw Materials Inventory has 200 pounds of B. Each month's ending Raw Materials Inventory should be 30% of the following month's production needs. The budgeted cost of direct material B during May should be:

• A) $576.
• B) $3,708.
• C) $552.
• D) $2,016.
• E) $2,844.

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Definitions:

Flexible Budget

A budget that adjusts or flexes with changes in volume or activity levels, allowing more accurate budgeting and variance analysis.

Relevant Range

The range of activity within which assumptions about variable and fixed cost behavior are valid.

Variable Cost

Costs that vary directly with the level of production output or volume, such as raw materials and direct labor.

Labor Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual hours worked and the standard hours worked, multiplied by the standard labor rate.