Problem
Production and Materials Purchases Budgets
White Corporation's budget calls for the following sales for next year.
Quarter 1 90,000 units Quarter 3 68,000 units
Quarter 2 76,000 units Quarter 4 96,000 units
Each unit of the product requires 3 pounds of direct materials. The company's policy is to begin each quarter with an inventory of product equal to 5% of that quarter's estimated sales requirements and an inventory of direct materials equal to 20% of that quarter's estimated direct materials requirements for production.
Required: Determine the production and materials purchases budgets for the second quarter.