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Legalos Company makes and sells a single product. It takes seven pounds of direct materials to...

Legalos Company makes and sells a single product. It takes seven pounds of
direct materials to produce one unit of this product. Budgeted production
for the next three months is given below:

                  Budgeted Units to be Produced            
February                  18,500 units
March                     19,200 units
April                     14,300 units

The company wants to maintain monthly ending inventories of direct materials
that are equal to 45% of the following month's production needs. The cost of
direct materials is $1.60 per pound.

Calculate the total cost of direct materials budgeted to be purchased in
February.

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Ans. Total cost of direct materials budgeted to be purchased in february         210728.
Particulars February
Production needs 129500
Add: Desired ending inventory 60480
Total needs 189980
Less: Beginning inventory -58275
Raw materials to be purcahsed 131705
Cost of raw materials purchased 210728
Cost of raw materials purchased = Raw materials to be purchased * cost per pound
131705 * 1.60
210728
Production needs    =   Units to be produced * raw material needs per unit
Feb. 18500 * 7 129500
March 19200 * 7 134400
Desired ending inventory (february) = 45% of March production needs
134400 * 45%
60480
Beginning inventory (feb.) = Ending inventory of previous month (jan.)
*Ending inventory of january = 45% of february production needs
129500 * 45%
58275

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