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Offenbach & Son has just made its sales forecasts and its marketing department estimates that the company will sell 231,000 units during the coming year. In the past, management has maintained inventories of finished goods at approximately one months sales. The inventory at the start of the budget period is 15,500 units. Sales occur evenly throughout the year.

Required:

Estimate the production level required for the coming year to meet these objectives.