Question

The production manager of Rordan Corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 8,800 7,000 7,400 8,300 Units to be produced Each unit requires 0.55 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $10.00 per hour. Required: 1. Prepare the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced or the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. Instead, assume that the company's direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 4,500 hours of work each quarter. If the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 4,500 hours anyway. Any hours worked in excess of 4,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 < Prey 4 of 8 !!! Next >

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Rordan Corporation
Direct Labor Budget
	1st Quarter (1)	2nd Quarter (2)	3rd Quarter (3)	4th Quarter (4)	Year (1+2+3+4)
Units to be produced (a)	8,800	7,000	7,400	8,300	31,500
Direct labor time per unit (in hours) (b)	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.55
Total direct labor-hours needed (C = a*b)	4,840	3,850	4,070	4,565	17,325
Direct labor cost per hour (d)	$10	$10	$10	$10	$10
Total direct labor cost (c * d)	$48,400	$38,500	$40,700	$45,650	$173,250

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Rordan Corporation
Direct Labor Budget
	1st Quarter (1)	2nd Quarter (2)	3rd Quarter (3)	4th Quarter (4)	Year (1+2+3+4)
Units to be produced (a)	8,800	7,000	7,400	8,300	31,500
Direct labor time per unit (in hours) (b)	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.55
Total direct labor-hours needed (C = a*b) or 4,500 hours which ever is higher	4,840	4,500	4,500	4,565	18,405
Regular hours (4,500 hours) (d)	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500	18,000
Overtime hours (4,840 - 4,500); (4,565 - 4,500) (e )	340	0	0	65	405
Wages for regular hours (f = d * $10 per hour)	$45,000	$45,000	$45,000	$45,000	$180,000
Overtime wages (g = e * $10 per hour * 1.5 times)	$5,100	$0	$0	$975	$6,075
Total direct labor cost (f + g)	$50,100	$45,000	$45,000	$45,975	$186,075