Question

Fallgater, Inc. expects to sell 15,000 units. Each unit requires 3 pound of direct material at $12 per pound and direct labor hours at $10 per direct labor hour. The manufacturing overhead rate is $8 per direct labor hour. The beginning inventories are as follows: direct material, 2,000 pound; finish goods 2,500 units. The planned ending unventories are as follows: direct materials, 5,000 pounds finished goods,3000 units. given a planned production of 10,000 units what are the planned direct materials purchases? A. $324,000 B.$288,000 C.$360,000, D $396,000

Answer 1

Purchase cost= $396,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Each unit requires 3 pounds of direct material at $12 per pound

Beginning inventory= 2,000 pounds

Desired ending invnetory= 5,000 pounds

Production= 10,000 units

To calculate the direct material purchases, we need to use the following formula:

Purchases= production + desired ending inventory - beginning inventory

Purchases= 10,000*3 + 5,000 - 2,000

Purchases= 33,000 pounds

Purchase cost= 33,000*12= $396,000