Answer:
Sledge Co./
3,500 Ibs. of raw materials must be purchased in March.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Purchases of raw materials:
Expected ending inventory = 2,500 Ibs.
Production for March (4,000 x 1.5 Ibs.) = 6,000 Ibs.
Raw materials available for production = 8,500 Ibs.
Less beginning inventory = 5,000 Ibs.
Purchases = 3,500 Ibs.
b) The units to be purchase is the difference between raw materials expected to be available for production and the beginning inventory. Since the expected ending inventory is 2,500 Ibs. and the units to be produced during March is 4,000 units, which will use 6,000 Ibs (4,000 * 1.5 Ibs.), therefore, the total units of raw materials required is 8,500 Ibs. When the inventory of raw material is taken away, the difference is the Purchases of materials to be made during March.
