7 rt 1 of 3. 3 01:28:38 Required information Miami Solar manufactures solar panels for industrial use. The company budgets production of 5,000 units (solar panels) in July and 5,500 units in August. Each unit requires 4 pounds of direct materials, which cost $6 per pound. The company's policy is to maintain direct materials inventory equal to 20% of the next month's direct materials requirement. As of June 30, the company has 4,000 pounds of direct materials in inventory. Prepare the direct materials budget for July. MIAMI SOLAR Direct Materials Budget July Units to produce 5,000 Materials needed for production (pounds) Total materials required (pounds) Materials to purchase (pounds) Cost of direct materials purchases