Question

Barrington Bears has developed the following sales forecasts for the next few months. January 500, February 600, March 720, April 800 and May 770. BB has 80 bears on hand on Dec. 31. Normal ending inventory policy is to hold 20% of next month’s sales. Each bear needs .8 yards of fabric and two pounds of stuffing. Fabric is budgeted to cost $15 per yard and stuffing $4 per pound. Direct labor is paid $18 per hour. Each bear takes 40 minutes to hand-finish. Variable overheads total $21 per direct labor hour. Fixed overheads amount to $25,000 per month. Eighty yards of fabric and 100 pounds of stuffing were in stock at year-end. Ten percent and 25% of next month’s stuffing and fabric needs respectively are planned for raw materials ending inventory each month. What are budgeted conversion costs for January?
$35,000
$37,400
$39,040
$41,200
None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is C.

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Barrington Bears has developed the following sales forecasts for January 500 units.

BB has 80 bears on hand on Dec. 31. The normal ending inventory policy is to hold 20% of next month’s sales.

Direct labor is paid $18 per hour. Each bear takes 40 minutes to hand-finish. Variable overheads total $21 per direct labor hour. Fixed overheads amount to $25,000 per month.

First, we need to calculate the production for January.

Sales= 500 units

Ending inventory= (600*0.2)= 120 units

Beginning inventory= 80 (-)

Total= 540 units

Conversion costs= direct labor + manufacturing overhead

Direct labor= [(40/60)*540]*$18= $6,480

Variable overhead= 21*360 hours= $7,560

Fixed overhead= $25,000

Total conversion costs= $39,040