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The production department of Hareston Company has submitted thefollowing forecast of units to be produced by quarter for theupcoming fiscal year:


1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Units to be produced 6,000 7,000 8,000 5,000

In addition, the beginning raw materials inventory for the firstquarter is budgeted to be 2,400 pounds and the beginning accountspayable for the first quarter is budgeted to be $11,400.

Each unit requires two pounds of raw material that costs $4 perpound. Management desires to end each quarter with an inventory ofraw materials equal to 20% of the following quarter's productionneeds. The desired ending inventory for the fourth quarter is 3,750pounds. Management plans to pay for 60% of raw material purchasesin the quarter acquired and 40% in the following quarter. Each unitrequires 0.75 direct labor-hours and direct labor-hour workers arepaid $12 per hour.


Requirement 1:
(a) Prepare the company's direct materials budget. (Input allamounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in yourresponse.)

Hareston Company
Direct Materials Budget
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year
Production needs
Less/Add: Desired ending
inventory



Total needs
Less/Add: Beginning
inventory


Raw materials to be purchased
Cost of raw materials to be purchased $
$
$
$
$


(b) Prepare the schedule of expected cash disbursements forpurchases of materials for the upcoming fiscal year. (Leave nocells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Omit the"$" sign in your response.)


Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements for Materials
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year
Accounts payable,
beginning balance $ $ $ $ $
1st Quarter purchases
2nd Quarter purchases
3rd Quarter purchases
4th Quarter purchases
Total cash disbursements
for materials $ $ $ $ $



Requirement 2:
Prepare the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscalyear, assuming that the direct labor workforce is adjusted eachquarter to match the number of hours required to produce theforecasted number of units produced. (Omit the "$" sign in yourresponse.)


Hareston Company
Direct Labor Budget
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year
Total direct labor-hours needed
Total direct labor cost $ $ $ $ $


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Sixta Kovacek
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28 Sep 2019

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