Question

Assume the sales budget for April and May is 47,000 units and 49,000 units, respectively. The production budget for the same two months is 44,000 units and 45,000 units, respectively. Each unit of finished goods required 3 pounds of raw materials. The company always maintains raw materials inventory equal to 30% of the following months production needs. If the company pays $2.80 per pound of raw material, then what is the estimated cost of raw material purchases for April

Answer 1

Answer:

Direct material cost= $372,120

Explanation:

To calculate the purchases of direct material for April, we need to use the following formula:

Purchases= production + desired ending inventory - beginning inventory

Production= 44,000*3= 132,000 pounds

Desired ending inventory= (45,000*3)*0.3= 40,500 pounds

Beginning inventory= (132,000*0.3)= 39,600 pounds

Purchases= 132,000 + 40,500 - 39,600

Purchases= 132,900 pounds

Direct material cost= 132,900*2.8= $372,120