Question

Zira Co. reports the following production budget for the next four months. Production (units) April 544 May 585 June 577 July 557 Each finished unit requires five pounds of raw materials and the company wants to end each month with raw materials inventory equal to 30% of next month's production needs. Beginning raw materials inventory for April was 816 pounds. Assume direct materials cost $4 per pound. Prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) ZIRA CO. Direct Materials Budget For April, May, and June April May June Budgeted production (units) Materials requirements per unit Materials needed for production (lbs.) Budgeted ending inventory (lbs.) Total materials requirements (lbs.) Beginning inventory (lbs.) Materials to be purchased (lbs.) Cost per lb. Total budgeted direct materials cost

Answer 1

ZIRA CO.
Direct Materials Budget
For April, May and June
	April	May	June	July
Budgeted production (units) (a)	544	585	577	557
Materials requirements per unit (b)	5	5	5	5
Materials needed for production (lbs) (c = a * b)	2,720	2,925	2,885	2,785
Add: Budgeted ending inventory (lbs) (2,925*30/100); (2,885*30/100); (2,785*30/100)	878	866	836
Total materials requirements (lbs)	3,598	3,791	3,721
Less: Beginning inventory (lbs) (last month's ending inventory is the current month's beginning inventory	816	878	866
Materials to be purchased (lbs) (d)	2,782	2,913	2,855
Cost per lb. (e )	$4	$4	$4
Total budgeted direct materials cost (d * e)	$11,126	$11,650	$11,418