MC TOOLS makes hammers. The requirements to make 1 hammer are:
Materials .5 pounds at a cost of $9 per pound
Labor 15 minutes per hammer at a cost of $10 per hours
Variable Overhead is assigned at 25% of labor and fixed overhead is $140,000 monthly
MC TOOLS sales in March were 500,000 units
Projected Sales are:
An increase of 1% in April (from march sales)
May sales projection are 510,000 units
MC TOOLS finished goods inventory policy is to keep in inventory 40% of next month sales. Actual inventory is 190,000 units. MC TOOLS raw materials inventory policy is to keep in inventory 50% of next month production. Actual inventory is 260,000 pounds. May production is expected to be 510,000 units

REQUIRED:
CALCULATE DIRECT MATERIALS COST IN APRIL

$1,143,000

Explanation:

materials per hammer = $9 x 0.5 pounds = $4.50

units sold during March = 500,000

units sold during April = 500,000 x 101% = 505,000

May's sales = 510,000

beginning inventory of finished goods in April = 190,000

beginning inventory of raw materials in April = 260,000

production schedule for April:

budgeted sales = 505,000

- beginning inventory = -190,000

+ desired ending inventory = 510,000 x 40% = 204,000

units to be produced during April = 519,000

materials required during April:

scheduled production = 519,000 hammers

raw materials required = 259,500 pounds

- beginning inventory = -260,000 pounds

+ desired ending inventory = 510,000 x 0.5 x 50% = 127,500 pounds

raw materials purchases 127,000 pounds

price per pound $9

raw materials expenditures during April = $1,143,000

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