In: Accounting
4. The DM budget: The Jam J Corporation's production budget calls for the following number of units to be produced each quarter for next year:
Budgeted production
| 
 Quarter 1  | 
 56,500  | 
 units  | 
| 
 Quarter 2  | 
 54,800  | 
 units  | 
| 
 Quarter 3  | 
 50,600  | 
 units  | 
| 
 Quarter 4  | 
 51,900  | 
 units  | 
Each unit of product requires three (3) pounds of direct material. The company's policy is to have ending raw materials inventory equal to 10% of the following quarter's direct material production needs.
Calculate the budgeted direct materials purchases for the second quarter.
| Ans. | JAM J CORPORATION | ||||
| Direct Materials Budget | |||||
| Quarter 2 | |||||
| Raw materials needed to meet production | 164400 | ||||
| Add: Desired ending raw materials inventory | 15180 | ||||
| Total units of raw materials needed | 179580 | ||||
| Less: beginning raw materials inventory | -16440 | ||||
| Units of raw materials to be purchased | 163140 | ||||
| *Calculations for raw materials needed to meet production: | |||||
| Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | |||
| Budgeted production (units) | 56,500 | 54,800 | 50,600 | ||
| (X) Materials requirement per unit | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Raw materials needed to meet production | 169500 | 164400 | 151800 | ||
| *Calculations for Ending inventory: | |||||
| Ending inventory for Quarter 2 = Raw materials need for Quarter 3 * 10% | |||||
| 151,800 * 10% | |||||
| 15180 | |||||
| *Calculations for Beginning inventory: | |||||
| Quarter 2 beginning inventory = Ending inventory of quarter 1 = Raw materials need for Quarter 2 * 10% | |||||
| 164,400 * 10% | |||||
| 16440 | |||||