Ardel Co. budgeted to sell 200,000 units of Zbox in September. Production of one unit of Zbox required two pounds of aluminum and five pounds of steel. The beginning inventory and the desired ending inventory in units are:

How many pounds of aluminum does Ardel Co. need to purchase during September if Ardel plans to manufacture 150,000 units of Zbox in September? Know the answer is 293,000 pounds but not sure how to get to set up to get that answer.

Beginning Desired Ending Zbox Aluminum Steel powder Inventory 24,000 30,000 26,000 Inventory 13,000 23,000 31,000