As a graphic artist, Randy has just finished a new calendar. The calendar cost him $1.00 for the glossy paper, $3.00 for the six color production, and $.50 for the plastic wire that holds it together at the top. The labor in developing the design was 4 hours of work at $50/hour, and labor is being added to the rest of the fixed costs of $500.00. At a price of $15.00 per calendar, how many calendars will Nate need to produce and sell in order to break even (cover all his costs, but not make a profit)

The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.