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Sales, Production, and Purchases Budgets; Activity Based Overhead BudgetVista Electronics,...

Sales, Production, and Purchases Budgets; Activity Based Overhead Budget

Vista Electronics, Inc. manufactures two different types of coils used in electric motors. In the fall of the current year. Erica Becker, the controller, compiled the following data.

• Sales forecast fur 20x0 (all units to be shipped in 20x0)

Product

Units

Price

Light coil

60,000

$120

Heavy coil

40,000

170

• Raw-material prices and inventory levels:

Raw Material

Expected Inventories,

January 1, 20x0

Desired Inventories,

December 31, 20x0

Anticipated

Purchase Price

Sheet metal

32,000 lb.

36,000 lb.

$8

Copper wire

29,000 lb.

32,000lb.

5

Platforms

6,000 units

7,000 units

3

• Use of raw material:

 

Amount Used per Unit

Raw Material

Light Coil

Heavy Coil

Sheet metal

4 lb

5 lb.

Copper wire

2 lb

3 lb.

Platforms

 

1 unit

• Direct-labor requirements and rates:

Product

Hours per Unit

Rate per Hour

Light coil

2

$15

Heavy coil

3

20

• Finished-goods inventories (in units):

Product

Expected

January 1, 20x0

Desired

December 31, 20x0

Light coil

20,000

25,000

Heavy coil

8,000

9,000

• Manufacturing overhead:

OverheadCostItem

Activity-BasedBudget Rate

Purchasing and material handling

$.25 per pound of sheet metal and copper wire purchased

Depreciation, utilities. and inspection

$4.00per coil produced(either type)

Shipping

$1.00per coil shipped(either type)

General manufacturing overhead

$3.00per direct-labor hour

Required: Prepare the following budgets for 20x0.

1. Sales budget (in dollars).

2. Production budget (in units),

3. Raw-material purchases budget (in quantities).

4. Raw-material purchases budget (in dollars).

5. Direct-labor budget (in dollars).

6. Manufacturing-overhead budget (in dollars).

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