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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] FreshPak Corporation manufactures two types of cardboard boxes used in shipping canned food, fruit, and vegetables. The canned food box (type C) and the perishable food box (type P) have the following material and labor requirements.
Type of Box
C
P
Direct material required per 100 boxes:
Paperboard ($0.40 per pound)
35
pounds
75
pounds
Corrugating medium ($0.20 per pound)
25
pounds
35
pounds
Direct labor required per 100 boxes ($20.00 per hour)
0.20
hour
0.40
hour
The following production-overhead costs are anticipated for the next year. The predetermined overhead rate is based on a production volume of 425,000 units for each type of box. Production overhead is applied on the basis of direct-labor hours.
Indirect material
$
12,900
Indirect labor
54,600
Utilities
33,000
Property taxes
22,000
Insurance
15,000
Depreciation
41,000
Total
$
178,500
The following selling and administrative expenses are anticipated for the next year.
Salaries and fringe benefits of sales personnel
$
123,000
Advertising
26,000
Management salaries and fringe benefits
142,000
Clerical wages and fringe benefits
42,500
Miscellaneous administrative expenses
6,700
Total
$
340,200
The sales forecast for the next year is as follows:
Sales Volume
Sales Price
Box type C
430,000
boxes
$
115.00
per hundred boxes
Box type P
430,000
boxes
175.00
per hundred boxes
The following inventory information is available for the next year. The unit production costs for each product are expected to be the same this year and next year.
Expected Inventory January 1
Desired Ending Inventory December 31
Finished goods:
Box type C
17,000
boxes
12,000
boxes
Box type P
27,000
boxes
22,000
boxes
Raw material:
Paperboard
18,500
pounds
8,500
pounds
Corrugating medium
8,500
pounds
13,500
pounds
Prepare a master budget for FreshPak Corporation for the next year. Assume an income tax rate of 30 percent.
5. Prepare the production-overhead budget for the next year.
Total production overhead $ 0
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