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ACC 207 MDE Manufacturing Budget: Bird Feeder
  1. Sales and Manufacturing Expenses: Budget and Actual (2014)

You will use this table to complete Milestones One and Two.

Budget ($)

Actual ($)

Sales

1,050,000

991,700

Expenses

Materials – Cedar

225,000

248,160

Materials – Plastic

37,500

37,741

Factory Worker Labor

300,000

332,760

Materials – Indirect

3,000

2,585

Factory Depreciation

78,000

78,000

Factory Utilities

12,000

12,000

Factory Maintenance and Repairs

5,000

4,500

Shipping ($2.25/each)

112,500

105,750

Sales Commissions ($2.00/unit sold)

100,000

94,000

Office Rent

12,000

12,000

Advertising

20,000

20,000

Liability insurance

5,000

5,000

Office Depreciation

1,000

1,000

Office Salaries

48,000

48,000

Total Expenses

959,000

1,001,496

  1. Contribution Margin: Static Budget and Actual Results (2014)

You will use this table to complete Milestone Two.

Actual Results

Static Budget Amount

Units Sold

47,000

50,000

Revenues ($)

991,700

1,050,000

Manufacturing Costs ($)

Variable

621,246

565,500

Fixed

94,500

95,000

Gross Margin

275,954

389,500


  1. Standard Variable Manufacturing Costs (2014)

You will use this table to complete Milestone Two.

Static Budget Costs

Standard Input

Direct Materials: Cedar

225,000

3.0 ft/unit

Direct Materials: Plastic

37,500

1.0 ft/unit

Direct Manufacturing Labor

300,000

0.5 hrs/unit

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

3,000

0.3 ft/unit

  1. Actual Variable Manufacturing Costs (2014)

You will use this table to complete Milestone Two.

Actual Costs

Actual Input

Direct Materials: Cedar

248,160

3.2 ft/unit

Direct Materials: Plastic

37,741

1.1 ft/unit

Direct Manufacturing: Labor ($)

332,760

.60 hr/unit

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

2,585

0.25 ft/unit