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Charm Enterprises’ production budget shows the following units tobe produced for the coming three months:

Units to be produced:
April: 3,210 May: 3,530 June: 3,410

A finished unit requires three ounces of a key directmaterial. The March 31 Raw Materials Inventory has 3,177 ounces(oz.) of the material. Each month’s ending Raw Materials Inventoryshould be 30% of the following month’s production needs. Thematerials to be purchased during May should be:

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Schedule of Raw material to be purchased in May

May

(A)

Units to be Produced

3530

Units

(B)

Material Required per Unit

3

Ounces

(C=(A*B))

Total Material Required for Production

10590

Ounces

(D)

Add: Desired Closing Raw material Inventory

3069

Ounces

(E=(C+D))

Raw material Needed

13659

Ounces

(F)

Less: Opening Inventory Available

3177

Ounces

(G=(E-F))

Raw material to be purchased

10482

Ounces

Working Note

April

May

June

(A)

Units to be Produced

3210

3530

3410

(B)

Material Required per Unit (Ounces)

3

3

3

(C=(A*B))

Total Material Required

9630

10590

10230

(D)

Add: Desired Closing Raw material Inventory

3177*

3069**

(E=(C+D))

Total Raw material Needed

12807

13659

(F)

Less: Opening Inventory Available

3177

3177

3069

(G=(E-F))

Raw material to be purchased

9630

10482

Data for June is Incomplete as no details about ending raw material was given in the question.

*(10590x30%)

**(10230x30%)


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