Jackson Inc. produces leather handbags. The production budget for the next four months is: July 5,000 units, August 7,000, September 7,500, October 8,000. Each handbag requires 0.5 square meters of leather. Jackson Inc.'s leather inventory policy is 30% of next month's production needs. On July 1 leather inventory was expected to be 1,000 square meters. What will leather purchases be in August?
Direct Material Budget |
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July |
August |
September |
October |
|
Budgeted Production (unis) |
5000 |
7000 |
7500 |
8000 |
Units of Raw material needed per unit (in square meters) |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Units of raw material needed to meet production (in meters) |
2500 |
3500 |
3750 |
4000 |
Budgeted Ending Inventory (In meters) |
1050 |
1125 |
1200 |
6000 |
Total Units of raw material needed (In meters) |
3550 |
4625 |
4950 |
10000 |
Less: Beginning Inventory (In meters) |
1000 |
1050 |
1125 |
1200 |
Units of raw material to be purchased (in meters of leather) |
2550 |
3575 |
3825 |
8800 |
leather purchases be in August =3375 Meters
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