Each gallon of Old Guard, a popular aftershave lotion, requires 2.5 ounces of ocean scent....

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Each gallon of Old Guard, a popular aftershave lotion, requires 2.5 ounces of ocean scent. Budgeted production of Old Guard for the first three quarters of 2016 is as follows:

Quarter I 12,000 gallons
Quarter II 18,000 gallons
Quarter III 12,000 gallons

Managements policy is to have on hand at the end of every quarter enough ocean scent inventory to meet 33% of the next quarters production needs. At the beginning of Quarter I, 9,900 ounces of ocean scent were on hand.

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a. Calculate the number of ounces of ocean scent to be purchased in each of the first two quarters of 2016.

Number of ounces:

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

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