Question

Coles Company, Inc, makes and sells a single product, Product R. Three yards of Material K are needed to make one unit of Product R. Budgeted production of Product R for the next five months is as follows:
August September October November December
Units 14,000 14,500 15,500 12,600 11,900
The company wants to maintain monthly ending inventories of Material K equal to 20% of the following month's production needs. On July 31, tthis requirement was not met since only 2,500 yards of Material K were on hand. The cost o material K is $0.85 per yard. The company wants to prepare a Direct Materials Purchase Budget for the rest of the year. The total cost of Material K to be purchased in August is:________.
a. $40,970
b. $48,200
c. $33,840
d. $42,300

Answer 1

Answer:

$40,970

Explanation:

The computation of the total cost of the material K is given below;

Material needed for August sales:

= 14,000 × 3

= 42,000

Desired ending inventory:

= 14,500 × 3 × 20%

= 8,700

Beginning inventory:

= 2,500

Now

Purchases in August:

= (42,000 + 8,700 - 2,500) × $0.85

= $40,970