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Tall Oak, Inc produces rulers from plastic resin. Tall Oak has estimated production and sales of rulers in units for the next 2 months as:
May June
Estimated productiuon: 42,000 48,000
Estimated sales: 50,000 36,000
Each ruler requires 0.25 pounds of resin. The cost of resin is $4.50 per pound. Tall Oaks wants to have 20% of the next months materials requirements on hand at the end of each month.
Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for the month of May.