Answer:
The purchases of raw material for February are budgeted to be 20275 pounds.
Step-by-step explanation:
The opening inventory of raw material in February should be equal to 25% of the production requirement for the month of February. Thus, the opening balance of raw material is,
Opening balance- Raw material = 0.25 * 20600 = 5150 pounds
Similarly, the closing inventory for raw material for the month of February should be equal to the 25% of production requirement for the month of March. Thus, the closing inventory of raw material in the month of February is,
Closing balance = 0.25 * 19300 = 4825 pounds
Purchases of raw material should be enough to produce enough units to meet February's production requirement after using the opening inventory of raw material along with having enough desired closing inventory of raw material. So, the purchases of raw material are,
Purchases = Closing inventory + Production - Opening Inventory
Purchases = 4825 + 20600 - 5150
Purchases = 20275 pounds