Question

7 pounds of raw material are required to make 1 finished unit. The company desires an ending raw materials inventory for each month equal to 29% of the following months production (in units of raw material) . How many pounds of raw material should be purchased in May?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

We weren't provided with enough information to answer the request. But, I will give an example and formulas to guide an answer.

For example:

Production in units:

May=20,000

June= 22,000

Beginning inventory of direct materials= 8,000

To calculate the purchase for May, we need to use the following formula:

Purchases= production + desired ending inventory - beginning inventory

Purchases= 20,000*7 + (22,000*7)*0.29 - 8,000

Purchases= 176,660 pounds