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Production Budget Aqua-pro Inc. produces submersible water pumps for ponds and cisterns. The unit sales for selected months of the year are as follows Unit Sales 270,000 330,000 300,000 360,000 April May June July Company policy requires that ending inventories for each month be 25% of next month's sales. However, at the beginning of April, due to greater sales in March than anticipated, the beginning inventory of water pumps is only 21,000. Required: Prepare a production budget for the second quarter of the year. Show the number of units that should be as for the quarter in total. Aqua-pro Inc. Production Budget E. o Direct Materials Purchases Budget Langer Company produces plastic items, including plastic housings for humidifiers. Each housing requires about 21 ounces of plastic costing $0.12 per ounce. Langer molds the plastic into the proper shape. Langer has budgeted production of the housings for the next 4 months as follows: Units 3,500 4,400 4,900 6,300 July August September October Inventory policy requires that sufficient plastic be in ending monthly inventory to satisfy 30% of the following month's poduction needs. The inventory of plastic at the beginning of July equals exactly the amount needed to satisfy the inventory policy. Required: Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for July, August, and September, showing purchases in units and in dollars for each month and in total. If required, round the total purchase cost to nearest whole value. Langer Company 010000000 5

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