Exercise $14-11($Algo$)$ Purchases budget LO $14-5$

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Each gallon of Old Brut, a popular aftershave lotion, requires $3$ ounces of ocean scent. Budgeted production of Old Brut for the first three quarters of $2022$ is as follows:

Quarter I $15,000$ gallons

Quarter II $18,000$ gallons

Quarter III $11,000$ gallons

Management$$s policy is to have on hand at the end of every quarter enough ocean scent inventory to meet $22\%$ of the next quarter$$s production needs. At the beginning of Quarter I, $9,900$ ounces of ocean scent were on hand.

Exercise $14-11($Algo$)$ Part a

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a$.$ Calculate the number of ounces of ocean scent to be purchased in each of the first two quarters of $2022.$