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 40% of the next month's direct materials requirement. As of June 30, the company has 8,960 pounds of direct materials in Inventory, which complies with the policy. Prepare a direct materials budget for July. 5,600 MIAMI SOLAR Direct Materials Budget For Month Ended July 31 Budget production (units) Materials requirements per unit Materials needed for production (lbs.) Add: Budgeted ending inventory (lbs.) Total materials requirements (lbs.) Less: Beginning inventory (lbs.) Materials to be purchased (lbs) Materials price per pound Budgeted cost of direct materials purchases Use the following information for the Quick Study below. Miami Solar manufactures solar panels for industrial use. The company budgets production of 5,600 units (sola panels) in July and 4,800 units in August