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16 Managerial Accounting, 16th Edition
Exercise 8-4 (20 minutes)
1. Assuming that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter, the direct labor budget is:
1st
Quarter
2nd
Quarter
3rd
Quarter
4th
Quarter Year
Required production in units ………………………. 8,000 6,500 7,000 7,500 29,000
Direct labor time per unit (hours)………………… × 0.35 × 0.35 ×0.35 ×0.35 ×0.35
2. Assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter and that overtime wages are
paid, the direct labor budget is:
1st
Quarter
2nd
Quarter
3rd
Quarter
4th
Quarter Year
Required production in units……………………… 8,000 6,500 7,000 7,500
Direct labor time per unit (hours)……………….. × 0.35 × 0.35 ×0.35 ×0.35
otal direct labor-hours needed …………………. 2,800 2,275 2,450 2,625
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