Question

Weightless Inc. produces a Bath and Gym version of its popular electronic scale. The anticipated unit sales for the scales by sales region are as follows:

	Bath Scale		Gym Scale
East Region unit sales	20,500		40,600
West Region unit sales	22,100		23,200
Total	42,600		63,800

The finished goods inventory estimated for October 1, for the Bath and Gym scale models is 1,700 and 2,100 units, respectively. The desired finished goods inventory for October 31 for the Bath and Gym scale models is 1,200 and 2,300 units, respectively.

Prepare a production budget for the small and large scales for the month ended October 31. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Weightless Inc.
Production Budget
For the Month Ending October 31
	Units Bath Scale	Units Gym Scale
Total
Total units to be produced

Answer 1

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Weightless Inc.
Production Budget
For the Month Ending October 31
	Units Bath Scale	Units Gym Scale
Budgeted sale [East + West Region]	42,600	63,800
Add: Desired ending Inventory (Oct 31)	1,200	2,300
Total	43,800	66,100
Less: Beginning inventory (Oct 1)	1,700 (minus)	2,100 (minus)
Total units to be produced	42,100	64,000