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Cost of goods sold budget

Cost of goods sold budget: the master-budget schedule that combines budgeted direct materials, direct labour, overhead and finished-goods inventory changes into a single cost of goods sold figure.

ByHoang TruongUpdated

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A manufacturer budgets direct materials at €30,000, direct labour at €25,000 and overhead at €20,000, giving cost of goods manufactured of €75,000. Starting from €10,000 of beginning finished-goods inventory, adding that €75,000 and subtracting a desired €12,000 of ending finished-goods inventory gives a budgeted cost of goods sold of €10,000 + €75,000 − €12,000 = €73,000.

Where it fits
SubjectManagerial AccountingCoreTopicBudgeting & the Master BudgetCore

The formula

LaTeX
G=Bf+D+L+OEfG = B_f + D + L + O - E_f

Variables

Budgeted cost of goods sold ()
Beginning finished-goods inventory ()
Direct materials used ()
Direct labour ()
Manufacturing overhead applied ()
Ending finished-goods inventory ()

Gives budgeted cost of goods sold by adjusting cost of goods manufactured (direct materials, direct labour and overhead) for the change in finished-goods inventory.

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PracticeCORE

A manufacturer budgets direct materials used at €42,000, direct labour at €31,000 and manufacturing overhead applied at €27,000, with no work-in-process at the start or end of the month. Beginning finished-goods inventory is €15,000 and the desired ending finished-goods inventory is €19,000. What is the budgeted cost of goods sold?

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