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Baci is a well-known lollipops maker in Western Australia and produces lollipops in two size, i.e., regular and large. The company sells their products to convenience stores, fairs, schools for fundraisers and in bulk on the internet. 2018 summer is approaching and Baci is preparing its budget for the December. All Bacis lollipops are hand-made, mostly out of sugar, and attached to wooden sticks. Expected sales are based on past experience.

Other information for December 2018 is as follows:

Input prices :

Direct materials:

Sugar $0.50 per kg

Sticks $0.30 each

Direct manufacturing labour $8 per direct manufacturing labour hour (DMLH)

Input quantities per unit of output

Regular Large

Direct materials:

Sugar 0.25 kg 0.5 kg

Sticks 1 1

Direct manufacturing labour hour (DMLH) 0.2 hour 0.25 hour

Set-up hours per batch 0.08 hour 0.09 hour

Inventory data for direct materials1

Sugar Sticks

Beginning inventory 125 kg 350

Target ending inventory 240 kg 480

Cost of beginning inventory $64 $105

1: Baci accounts for direct materials using a FIFO cost flow assumption.

Sales and inventory data for finished goods2

Regular Large

Expected sales in units 3,000 1,800

Selling price $3 $4

Target ending inventory in units 300 180

Beginning inventory in units 200 150

Beginning inventory in dollars $500 $474

2: Baci uses a FIFO cost flow assumption for finished goods inventory.

All the lollipops are made in batches of 10. Baci incurs manufacturing overhead cost, and marketing and general administration costs, but customers pay for shipping. Other 3 than manufacturing labour costs, monthly processing costs are very small. Baci uses activity-based costing (ABC) and has classified all overhead costs for December 2018 as follows:

Cost type Denominator activity Rate

Manufacturing:

Set-up Set-up hours $20 per set-up hour

Processing Direct manufacturing labour hour (DMLH) $1.70 per DMLH

Non-manufacturing:

Marketing & general admin Sales revenue 10%

Required 1. Prepare each of the following for December 2018:

(e) Manufacturing overhead cost budgets for processing and set-up activities

(f) Budgeted unit cost of ending finished goods inventory and ending inventories budget

(g) Cost of goods sold budget

(h) Marketing and general administration costs budget

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