The budget director of Dollie Inc. with the help of the finance department, has compiled the following information for use in creating the budgeted income statement for January 20xx:


a. Estimated sales for January
Luxury dollhouse: 2,000 units at $200 per unit
Standard dollhouse: 3,500 units at $150 per unit
b. Estimated inventories at January 1
Direct materials Finished products
Plastic: 400 pounds Luxury dollhouse: 200 units at $98 per unit
Wood: 1,000 pounds Standard dollhouse: 300 units at $70 per unit
c. Desired inventories at January 31
Direct materials Finished products
Plastic: 740 pounds Luxury dollhouse: 170 units at $100 per unit
Wood: 980 pounds Standard dollhouse: 260 units at $73 per unit
d. Direct materials used in production
To manufacture Luxury dollhouse:
Plastic: 0.8 pounds per unit of product
Wood: 2 pounds per unit of product
To manufacture Standard dollhouse:
Plastic: 0.6 pounds per unit of product
Wood: 1.5 pounds per unit of product
e. Anticipated cost of purchases and beginning and ending inventory of direct materials
Plastic: $5 per pound
Wood: $7 per pound
f. Direct labor requirements
Luxury dollhouse
Molding Department: 0.3 hours at $12 per hour
Assembly Department: 0.5 hours at $10 per hour
Standard dollhouse
Molding Department: 0.2 hours at $12 per hour
Assembly Department: 0.4 hours at $10 per hour
g. Estimated factory overhead costs for January
• Indirect factory wages: $95,000
• Depreciation of plant and equipment: $20,000
• Utilities: $14,000
• Insurance and property tax: $4,000
h. Estimated operating expenses for January
• Sales salaries expense: $223,600
• Advertising expense: $127,000
• Office salaries expense: $63,800
• Depreciation expense – office equipment: $7,200
• Telephone expense – selling: $2,100
• Telephone expense – administrative: $550
• Travel expense – selling: $40,900
• Office supplies expense: $3,500
• Miscellaneous administrative expense: $4,600
I. Estimated tax rate: 30%
Refer to the Course Schedule within the Syllabus for specific project deliverables and due dates.

1. Prepare a sales budget for January.
2. Prepare a production budget for January.
3. Prepare a direct material budget for January.
4. Prepare a direct labor budget for January.
5. Prepare a factory overhead budget for January.
6. Prepare a cost of goods sold (COGS) budget for January. WIP at the beginning of January is estimated to be $25,300 and WIP at the end of January is desired to be $26,800.
7. Prepare a selling and administrative expenses budget for January.
8. Prepare a budgeted income statement for January.
Analysis: Provide a substantive analysis of Dollie’s January budgeted income statement.
• What do the results indicate?
• Is this budgeted amount a feasible goal?
• In what areas could Dollie Inc. cut back on costs?
• How will management use this budget?
• Endorse the effective use of budgeting techniques in relation to solvent business practices.