2024 – E9 8 Fuqua Company s sales budget projects unit sales of part 198Z of 10 000 units in January 12 000 units

E9-8 Fuqua Company’s sales budget projects unit sales of part 198Z of 10,000 units in January, 12,000 units in February, and 13,000 units in March. Each unit of part 198Z requires 4 pounds of materials, which cost $2 per pound. Fuqua Company desires its ending raw materials inventory to equal 40% of the next month’s production requirements, and its ending finished goods inventory to equal 20% of the next month’s expected unit sales. These goals were met at December 31, 2016. 

 

Instructions

1.  Prepare a production budget for January and February 2017.

2.  Prepare a direct materials budget for January 2017.