The production manager of Rordan Corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Units to be produced 8,000 6,500 7,000 7,500
Each unit requires 0.35 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $12.00 per hour.
Required:
Prepare the company's direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is NOT adjusted each quarter. Instead, assume that the company's direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,600 hours anyway. Any hours worked in excess of 2,600 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.
Rordan Corporation Direct Labor Budget
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year
Direct labor time per unit (hours)
Total direct labor hours needed
Regular hours
Overtime hours 0 0 0 0 0
Wages for regular hours
Overtime wages
Total direct labor cost
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Rordan Corporation Direct Labor Budget

                                                            1st            2nd           3rd           4th

                                                        Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter

Direct labor time per unit (hours)       0.35      0.35           0.35         0.35

Total direct labor hours needed       2,800       2,275       2,450       2,625

Regular hours                                    2,600      2,600      2,600       2,600

Overtime hours                                   200            0             0               25

Wages for regular hour                $31,200  $31,200   $31,200   $31,200

Overtime wages                               3,600             0              0          450

Total direct labor costs                $34,800  $31,200  $31,200    $31,650

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Rordan Corporation

Quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year:

                                      1st Quarter  2nd Quarter  3rd Quarter  4th Quarter

Units to be produced         8,000             6,500             7,000             7,500

Direct labor hours              2,800              2,275             2,450             2,625

Regular hours                    2,600             2,600             2,600            2,600

Overtime hours                    200                                                                25

Wages for regular hour $31,200          $31,200         $31,200        $31,200

Overtime wages                3,600               0                   0                      450

Total direct labor costs $34,800         $31,200          $31,200        $31,650

Each unit requires 0.35 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $12.00 per hour.

Regular wages = $2,600 * $12 = $31,200

Overtime wages = 200 * $12 * 1.5 = $3,600

the correct answer is b.)