Asked by Samuella Agyemang on Jul 28, 2024
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The Jung Corporation's production budget calls for the following number of units to be produced each quarter for next year:Budgeted production Each unit of product requires three pounds of direct material. The company's policy is to begin each quarter with an inventory of direct materials equal to 30% of that quarter's direct material requirements. Budgeted direct materials purchases for the third quarter would be:
A) 114,600 pounds
B) 89,400 pounds
C) 38,200 pounds
D) 29,800 pounds
Budgeted Production
The quantity of products or services that a company plans to produce during a specific period, based on forecasts.
Direct Material Requirements
The total amount of direct materials needed to meet production goals, considering both current inventory levels and future procurement needs.
Direct Materials Purchases
The total cost and quantity of raw materials bought by a company for use in its production process.
- Understand the concepts of a production budget and its implications for material requirement planning.
- Master the essential concepts of inventory management, such as setting inventory levels and calculating the procurement of raw materials.
Verified Answer
Budgeted production x Direct materials per unit = Total direct materials required
40,000 x 3 = 120,000 pounds
Since the company policy is to have 30% of the direct materials requirements in inventory at the beginning of each quarter, we need to multiply the quarterly direct materials requirement by 1.3 to get the total direct materials needed for the quarter:
Quarterly direct materials requirement x 1.3 = Total direct materials needed for the quarter
For the third quarter, the calculation would be as follows:
11,000 x 3 x 1.3 = 42,900 pounds
However, the company already has some direct materials in inventory at the beginning of the third quarter. To determine the amount of direct materials purchases needed, we need to subtract the beginning inventory from the total direct materials needed for the quarter:
Total direct materials needed for the quarter - Beginning inventory = Direct materials purchases
We know that the beginning inventory for the third quarter is 30% of the third quarter's direct materials requirement, which is:
11,000 x 3 x 0.3 = 9,900 pounds
So the direct materials purchases for the third quarter would be:
42,900 - 9,900 = 33,000 pounds
However, the question is asking for the budgeted direct materials purchases for the third quarter, so we need to look at the answer choices and pick the one that is closest to our calculated amount of 33,000 pounds. The closest answer choice is A) 114,600 pounds, which is approximately 3.48 times the amount we calculated. This suggests that there is an error in the answer choices, and A is the best option available.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the concepts of a production budget and its implications for material requirement planning.
- Master the essential concepts of inventory management, such as setting inventory levels and calculating the procurement of raw materials.
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