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A company is preparing the production budget

A company is preparing the production budget for the second quarter Projected sales (in units) are as follows: 

• April 600 Units 

• May 680 units 

• June 750 units 


The company policy decided at the start of the period on 1 April to have an ending finished goods stocks of 20% of the next month's projected sales. Assuming that there was no opening stock for April, what should be the production quota for May? 


Select one: 

O a. 680 units O b. 666 units O c. 830 units O d. 694 units O e. 750 units. 


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The following is the forecast level of inventory (in units) for Aardvark Ltd: 

-Opening Closing
Work in process10,00025,000
Finished goods20,00015,000

If the company plans to sell 320,000 units, how many will they need to produce during the period?

Solutions

Expert Solution

7.

May
Opening stock 136
Projected sales 680
Desired closing stock 150 [750*20%]
Ending stock 694 [680+150-136]

Option d, 694 units

8. Option , 315000 [ 320,000 - 20,000+ 15000]


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