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Fortin Limited produces and sells a single product, a wearable LED light for runners and cyclists. The analytics group at Fortin Limited has developed the following estimates for unit sales in the upcoming year. Budgeted unit sales. First Quarter 24,000 Second Quarter 21,500 Units to be produced Direct labour time per unit (hours) Total direct labour hours needed Direct labour cost per hour Total direct labour cost At the end of the previous quarter there were 2,200 units in finished goods inventory. The desired ending finished goods inventory at the end of each quarter is 10% of the next quarter's budgeted sales. Management expects sales in the fourth quarter of the upcoming year to be the same as the first quarter of the following year. Each light requires 0.75 direct labour-hours for assembly and employees are paid $21 per hour. Third Fourth Quarter Quarter 20,600 21,100 Required: Prepare the company's direct labour budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labour workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecast number of units. (Round "Direct labour time per unit" answers to 2 decimal places. Round "Total direct labour hours needed" answers to whole number.) FORTIN LIMITED Direct Labour Budget First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Year

Fortin Limited produces and sells a single product, a wearable LED light for runners and cyelists. The analytics group at Fortin Limited has developed the following estimates for unit sales in the upcoming year. At the end of the previous quarter there were 2,200 units in finished goods inventory. The desired ending finished goods inventory at the end of each quarter is 10% of the next quarter's budgeted sales. Management expects sales in the fourth quarter of the upcoming year to be the same as the first quarter of the following year. Each light requires 0.75 direct labour-hours for assembly and employees are paid $21 per hour. Required: Prepare the company's direct labour budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labour workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecast number of units. (Round "Direct labour time per unit" answers to 2 decimal places. Round "Total direct labour hours needed" answers to whole number.)

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