Question

Direct Materials Purchases Budget

Pasadena Candle Inc. budgeted production of 715,000 candles for the year. Wax is required to produce a candle. Assume 14 ounces of wax is required for each candle. The estimated January 1 wax inventory is 16,100 pounds. The desired December 31 wax inventory is 12,700 pounds. If candle wax costs $1.20 per pound, determine the direct materials purchases budget for the year. (One pound = 16 ounces.) Round all computed answers to the nearest whole dollar. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Pasadena Candle Inc.
Direct Materials Purchases Budget
For the Year Ending December 31
Pounds of wax required for production:
Candles
Desired ending inventory, December 31
Total units available
Estimated beginning inventory, January 1
Total pounds to be purchased
Unit price	$
Total direct materials to be purchased	$

Answer 1

determine the direct materials purchases budget for the year. (One pound = 16 ounces.) Round all computed answers to the nearest whole dollar. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Pasadena Candle Inc.
Direct Materials Purchases Budget
For the Year Ending December 31
Pounds of wax required for production:
Candles (715000*14/16)	625625
Desired ending inventory, December 31	12700
Total units available	638325
Estimated beginning inventory, January 1	-16100
Total pounds to be purchased	622225
Unit price	$1.2
Total direct materials to be purchased	$746670