Question

The following are budgeted data: January February March Sales in units 16,900 23,800 19,900 Production in units 19,900 20,900 20,000 One pound of material is required for each finished unit. The inventory of materials at the end of each month should equal 25% of the following month's production needs. Purchases of raw materials for February would be budgeted to be:

Answer 1

Purchases= 20,675 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Production:

Feb= 20,900

Mar= 20,000

One pound of material is required for each finished unit.

Desired ending inventory= 25% of the following month's production needs.

To calculate the purchase required for February, we need to use the following formula:

Purchases= production + desired ending inventory - beginning inventory

Purchases= 20,900 + (20,000*0.25) - (20,900*0.25)

Purchases= 20,675