1)

Bambino Sporting Goods makes baseball gloves that are very popular in the spring and early summer season. Units sold are anticipated as follows:

March	4,000
April	8,000
May	13,000
June	11,000
	36,000

If seasonal production is used, it is assumed that inventory will directly match sales for each month and there will be no inventory buildup.

The production manager thinks the preceding assumption is too optimistic and decides to go with level production to avoid being out of merchandise. He will produce the 36,000 units over four months at a level of 9,000 per month.

a.	What is the ending inventory at the end of each month? Compare the unit sales to the units produced and keep a running total.(Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

	Ending Inventory
March	units
April	units
May	units
June	units

b.	If the inventory costs $12 per unit and will be financed at the bank at a cost of 6 percent, what is the monthly financing cost and the total for the four months? (Use .5 percent as the monthly rate.)(Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

	Inventory Financing Cost
March	$
April
May
June
Total financing cost	$