Company wishes to calculate an operating budget for the forthcoming period. Information regarding products, costs and sa

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Company wishes to calculate an operating budget for the forthcoming period. Information regarding products, costs and sa

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Company wishes to calculate an operating budget for the forthcoming period. Information regarding products, costs and sales levels is as follows:
Product A B
Materials required
X (kg) 2 3
Y (litres) 1 4
Labour hours required
Skilled (hours) 4 2
Semi-skilled (hours) 2 5
Sales level (units) 2000 1500
Opening inventory (units) 100 200
Closing inventory of materials and finished goods will be sufficient to meet 10% of sales. Opening inventory of material X was 300 kg and for material Y was 1,000 litres. Material prices are $10 per kg for material X and $7 per litre for material Y. Labour costs are $12 per hour for the skilled workers and $8 per hour for the semi-skilled workers.
Required:
Produce the following budgets:
(a) production (units);
(b) materials usage (kg and litres);
(c) materials purchases (kg, litres and $);
(d) labour (hours and $).
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