A company produces doors. The following information wasgathered to prepare budge
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A company produces doors. The following information wasgathered to prepare budgets for the upcoming year beginning January1:sales forecast inunits................................... 5,500 doors
finished goods inventory,Jan1....................... 620 doors
target finished goods inventory,Dec1............. 480 doors
raw materials inventory-steel, Jan1................ 40,000lbs
targetinventory-steel,Dec1.......................... 80,000lbs
raw materialsinventory-glass,Jan1.................. 6,000 squarefeet
targetinventory-glass,Dec1............................ 4,000square feet
budgeted purchase price-steel......................... $4 perlb
budgeted purchase price-glass.........................$2 persquare foot
The manufacture of each door requires 20 lbs of steel and 6square feet of glass
** why might this company's target level of steel inventory behigher than last year's ending balance and its target level ofglass inventory be lower than last year's ending balance? A company produces doors. The following information wasgathered to prepare budgets for the upcoming year beginning January1: sales forecast inunits................................... 5,500 doors finished goods inventory,Jan1....................... 620 doors target finished goods inventory,Dec1............. 480 doors raw materials inventory-steel, Jan1................ 40,000lbs targetinventory-steel,Dec1.......................... 80,000lbs raw materialsinventory-glass,Jan1.................. 6,000 squarefeet targetinventory-glass,Dec1............................ 4,000square feet budgeted purchase price-steel......................... $4 perlb budgeted purchase price-glass.........................$2 persquare foot The manufacture of each door requires 20 lbs of steel and 6square feet of glass
** why might this company's target level of steel inventory behigher than last year's ending balance and its target level ofglass inventory be lower than last year's ending balance?
Explanation / Answer
Why might this company's target level of steelinventory be higher than last year’s ending balance anditstarget level of glass inventory be lower than last year’sending balance? ================================================================================ 1) There might be a change in design requiring moresteel materials and less glass materials 2) There migh be anticipated a price rise in the procurementprice of steel materials and glass materials remain at the sameprice. 3) new entrants of glass manufacturer into the market offeringcompetitive price and delivery schedule