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3.

14 Prepare a Direct Labor Budget

James Inc. makes industrial solvent. Planned production in units for the first 3 months of the coming
year is:

January 43,800

February 41,000

March 50,250

Each drum of industrial solvent takes 0.3 direct labor hour. The average wage is P80 per hour.

Required:

Using Excel, prepare a direct labor budget for the month of January, February, and March, as well as the
total for the first quarter.

Quarter
1 2 3 Total
Units to be 43,800 41,000 50,250 135,050
produces
Direct labor time x0.3 x0.3 x0.3 x0.3
per units in hours
Total Hours 13,140 12,300 15,075 40,515
needed
Average wage per x18 x18 x18 x18
hour
Total direct labor P236,520 P221,400 P271,350 P729,270
cost

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