Bredder Supply Corporation manufactures and sells cotton gauze. Expected sales of gauze (in boxes) for...

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Bredder Supply Corporation manufactures and sells cotton gauze. Expected sales of gauze (in boxes) for upcoming months are as follows:

June

35,000

July

39,000

August

41,000

September

37,000

October

34,000

November

33,000

December

36,000

Management likes to maintain a finished goods inventory equal to 20% of the next month's estimated sales. Required: Prepare the company's production budget for the third quarter of this year (the months of July, August and September). Include a column for each month and a total column for the entire quarter.

Solution (Please fill in the missing information):

July

Aug.

Sept.

Total

Expected sales

39,000

41,000

37,000

117,000

Add desired ending inventory of finished goods (20% next months sales)

Total needs

123,800

Less beginning inventory of finished goods (20% of current months sales)

Units to be produced

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