Botz Corporation Makes One Product and It Provided the Following

question 115

Essay

Botz Corporation makes one product and it provided the following information to help prepare the master budget for the next four months of operations:> The budgeted selling price per unit is $94. Budgeted unit sales for April, May, June, and July are 8,200, 10,600, 10,100, and 15,200 units, respectively. All sales are on credit.> Regarding credit sales, 40% are collected in the month of the sale and 60% in the following month.> The ending finished goods inventory equals 30% of the following month's sales.> The ending raw materials inventory equals 40% of the following month's raw materials production needs. Each unit of finished goods requires 2 pounds of raw materials. The raw materials cost $1.00 per pound.> Regarding raw materials purchases, 10% are paid for in the month of purchase and 90% in the following month.> The direct labor wage rate is $23.00 per hour. Each unit of finished goods requires 2.4 direct labor-hours.Required:a. What are the budgeted sales for May?b. What are the expected cash collections for May?c. What is the budgeted accounts receivable balance at the end of May?d. According to the production budget, how many units should be produced in May?e. If 23,260 pounds of raw materials are needed for production in June, how many pounds of raw materials should be purchased in May?f. What is the estimated cost of raw materials purchases for May?g. If the cost of raw material purchases in April is $19,064, then in May what are the total estimated cash disbursements for raw materials purchases?h. What is the estimated accounts payable balance at the end of May?i. What is the estimated raw materials inventory balance at the end of May?j. What is the total estimated direct labor cost for May assuming the direct labor workforce is adjusted to match the hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced?k. For simplicity, we will assume that there is no fixed manufacturing overhead and that the variable manufacturing overhead is $11.00 per direct labor-hour. What is the estimated unit product cost?l. What is the estimated finished goods inventory balance at the end of May?

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Definitions:

Contract Law

The branch of law that deals with the creation, enforcement, and termination of contracts between parties.

Sole Proprietor

An individual who owns and operates a business by themselves, bearing full responsibility for its debts and legal actions.

Limited Liability

A legal structure where a person's financial responsibility for a company's debts and obligations is restricted to a fixed amount, typically their investment.

Sole Proprietorship

A business owned and operated by a single individual, where there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business.