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 Gillman Co. is forecasting sales of 61,400 units of product for August. To make one unit of finished product, 4 pounds of raw materials are required. Actual beginning and desired ending inventories of raw materials and finished goods are:  | 
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August 1 (Actual)  | 
August 31 (Desired)  | 
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| Raw materials (pounds) | 74,100 | 68,100 | ||||
| Finished goods (units) | 5,100 | 8,420 | ||||
| Required: | 
| a. | Calculate the number of units of product to be produced during August. | 
| b. | Calculate the number of pounds of raw materials to be purchased during August. | 
| a. | 64,720 | Units | |||||||
| Working: | |||||||||
| Units | |||||||||
| Sales | 61,400 | ||||||||
| Add Desired ending inventory | 8,420 | ||||||||
| Total units to be available for sale | 69,820 | ||||||||
| Less beginning inventory | 5,100 | ||||||||
| Total units to be produced | 64,720 | ||||||||
| b. | Raw Materials to be purchased | 2,52,880 | Pounds | ||||||
| Working: | |||||||||
| Total units to be produced | 64,720 | ||||||||
| Raw materials required to produce 1 unit | 4 pounds | ||||||||
| Total raw materials required for production | 2,58,880 | Pounds | |||||||
| (64720*4) | |||||||||
| Add: Desired ending inventory of raw materials | 68,100 | Pounds | |||||||
| Less: Beginning Inventory of raw materials | 74,100 | Pounds | |||||||
| Raw Materials to be purchased | 2,52,880 | Pounds | |||||||