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Current Attempt in Progress Cook Farm Supply Company manufactures and sells a pesticide called Snare. The following data are available for preparing budgets for Snare for the first 2 quarters of 2017. 1. Sales: quarter 1, 29,500 bags; quarter 2,43,900 bags. Selling price is $63 per bag. 2. Direct materials: each bag of Snare requires 5 pounds of Gumm at a cost of $3.8 per pound and 6 pounds of Tarr at $1.75 per pound. 3. Desired inventory levels: Type of Inventory January 1 April 1 July 1 Snare (bags) 8,200 12,300 18,100 Gumm (pounds) 9,300 10,100 13,300 Tarr (pounds) 14,300 20,300 25,200 4. Direct labor: direct labor time is 15 minutes per bag at an hourly rate of $14 per hour. 5. Selling and administrative expenses are expected to be 15% of sales plus $180,000 per quarter. 6. Interest expense is $100,000. 7. Income taxes are expected to be 30% of income before income taxes. Your assistant has prepared two budgets: (1) the manufacturing overhead budget shows expected costs to be 125% of direct labor cost, and (2) the direct materials budget for Tarr shows the cost of Tarr purchases to be $300,000 in quarter 1 and $423,500 in quarter 2.
Cook Farm Supply Company manufactures and sells a pesticide called Snare. The following data are available for preparing budgets for Snare for the first 2 quarters of 2017. 1. Sales: quarter 1, 29,500 bags; quarter 2, 43,900 bags. Selling price is $63 per bag. 2. Direct materials: each bag of Snare requires 5 pounds of Gumm at a cost of $3.8 per pound and 6 pounds of Tarr at $1.75 per pound. 3. Desired inventory levels: Type of Inventory January 1 April 1 July 1 Snare (bags) 8,200 12,300 18,100 Gumm (pounds) 9,300 10,100 13,300 Tarr (pounds) 14,300 20,300 25,200 4. Direct labor: direct labor time is 15 minutes per bag at an hourly rate of $14 per hour. 5. Selling and administrative expenses are expected to be 15% of sales plus $180,000 per quarter. 6. Interest expense is $100,000. 7. Income taxes are expected to be 30% of income before income taxes. Your assistant has prepared two budgets: (1) the manufacturing overhead budget shows expected costs to be 125% of direct labor cost, and (2) the direct materials budget for Tarr shows the cost of Tarr purchases to be $300,000 in quarter 1 and $423,500 in quarter 2.

Answer 1

Solution 1:

Sales Budget - Cook Farm Supply Company
Particulars	Q1	Q2	6 Months
Expected unit sales	29500	43900	73400
Unit selling price	$63.00	$63.00	$63.00
Budgeted Sales Revenue	$1,858,500.00	$2,765,700.00	$4,624,200.00

Solution 2:

Production Budget - Cook Farm Supply Company
Particulars	Q1	Q2	6 Months
Expected unit sales	29500	43900	73400
Add: Desired ending finished goods units	12300	18100	18100
Total required units	41800	62000	91500
Less: Beginning finished goods units	8200	12300	8200
Budgeted production units	33600	49700	83300