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Cowles Corporation, Inc. makes and sells a single product, Product R. Three yard

ID: 2498228 • Letter: C

Question

Cowles Corporation, Inc. makes and sells a single product, Product R. Three yards of Material K are needed to make one unit of Product R. Budgeted production of Product R for the next five months is as follows:

August: 13,000 Units September: 13,500 units October: 14,500 units November: 13,600 units December: 12,900 units

  

The company wants to maintain monthly ending inventories of Material K equal to 30% of the following month's production needs. On July 31, this requirement was not met because only 3,500 yards of Material K were on hand. The cost of Material K is $0.80 per yard. The company wants to prepare a Direct Materials Purchase Budget for the rest of the year.

The desired ending inventory of Material K for September is:

12,750 yards

12,500 yards

13,050 yards

12,150 yards

Explanation / Answer

September Inventory = October Output * Materials required per output * 30% = 14500 * 3 * 30% = 13050

Correct Choice: C