ABC Company’s budgeted sales for June, July, and August are 15,600, 19,600, and 17,600 units, respectively. ABC requires 30% of the next month’s budgeted unit sales as finished goods inventory each month. Budgeted ending finished goods inventory for May is 4,680 units. Each unit that ABC Company produces uses 3 pounds of raw material. ABC requires 25% of the next month’s budgeted production as raw material inventory each month.
Required:
Calculate the number of pounds of raw material to be purchased in June.
June | July | |
Expected Unit Sales | 15600 | 19600 |
Add: Desired ending Finished goods units: | ||
19600*30% | 5880 | |
17600*30% | 5280 | |
Total Required Units | 21480 | 24880 |
Less: Beginning Finished goods units | 4680 | 5880 |
Required Production Units | 16800 | 19000 |
June | ||
Units to be produced | 16800 | |
Direct materials per unit(pounds) | 3 | |
Total pounds needed for production | 50400 | |
Add: Desired ending Direct materials | 14250 | =19000*3*25% |
Total materials required | 64650 | |
Less: Budgeted Beginning materials | 12600 | =50400*25% |
Pounds of raw material to be purchased in June | 52050 | |
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