Direct Materials Purchases Budget Pasadena Candle Inc. budgeted production of FUEDOD candles for the year. Wax is required to produce a candle. Assume 15 ounces of wax is required for each candle. The estimated January 1 wax inventory is 1?,300 pounds. The desired December 31 was inventory is 14,300 pounds. If candle wax costs $1.80 per pound, determine the direct materials purchases budget for the year. {One pound = 16 ounces.) Round all computed answers to the nearest whole dollar. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign. Pasadena Candle Inc. Direct Materials Purchases Budget For the 1fear Ending December 31 Pounds of wax required for production: Candles v Total units available )' Total pounds to be purchased Unit price Total direct materials to be purchased loohoho