Exercise 9-3 Direct Materials Purchases Budget (LO2] Micro Products Inc. has developed a very powerful electronic calculator. Each calculator requires three small chips that cost $3 each and are purchased from an overseas supplier. Micro Products has prepared a production budget for the calculator by quarters for year 2 and for the first quarter of year 3, as shown below: Year 2 Second Third 186,090 166,000 First 76,099 Budgeted production, in calculators Year 3 First 96,000 Fourth 116,000 The chip used in production of the calculator is sometimes hard to get, so it is necessary to carry large inventories as a precaution against stock-outs. For this reason, the inventory of chips at the end of a quarter must be equal to 15% of the following quarter's production needs. A total of 52,000 chips will be on hand to start the first quarter of year 2 Required: Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for chips, by quarter and in total, for year 2. At the bottom of your budget, show the dollar amount of purchases for each quarter and for the year in total. Micro Products, Inc. Direct Materials Budget - Year 2 Quarter First Second Third Required production in calculators Number of chips per calculator Production needs-chips Fourth Year UN JUL HISI Yuditel Ul yedl 2. Required: Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for chips, by quarter and in total, for year 2. At the bottom of your budget, show the dollar amount of purchases for each quarter and for the year in total. Micro Products, Inc. Direct Materials Budget - Year 2 Quarter First Second Third Required production in calculators Number of chips per calculator Production needs--chips F ourth Year Total needs Required purchases-chips Total cost of purchases FH Score answer >